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Bremen
Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Domshof

Die Herolde

The Heralds

Rudolf Maison
1901

Description

Two bronze statues of heralds stand at the east entrance of the town hall. The statues were donated to the city by John Harjes. In World War II they were brought to a bunker and since 1959 they stood in the Park of the Egestorff-Stiftung, since 2001 they are again at the town hall.

Information Sign

R. MAISON
ist der Schöpfer
dieser
beiden Herolde

J.H. HARJES
schenkte
diese Herolde seiner
Vaterstadt Bremen

Sculptor

Rudolf Maison (Regensburg 1854 - München 1904), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Bremen.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 53°4'34" - E 8°48'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehb008; Photograph: 18 July 2013
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