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Frankfurt am Main
Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Hessen
Taunusanlage 1
Die vier Kontinenten
The Four Continents
artist unknown
1915
Description
Four sandstone sculptures on the portico:
Europa / Europe
, woman with a buste, books and basket with fruit.
Afrika / Africa
, negroide man with a monkey and a lion.
Amerika / America
, woman with an eagle.
Asien - Asia
, man with turban, a buddha statue and an animal (?)
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Annotation
The house was built in 1915 and was the main office of the building firm Philipp Holzmann.
Sculptor
Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.
Sources & Information
Wikipedia,
Skyper (Frankfurt am Main)
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Town:
Frankfurt am Main
Kreis:
Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Land:
Hessen
Country:
Germany
Africa (continent)
America (continent)
Asia (continent)
Continents
Europe (continent)
Locatie (N 50°6'38" - E 8°40'13")
(Satellite view:
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Item Code:
dehs213
; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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