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Rostock
Hansestadt Rostock
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Steinstraße 2

Sankt Georg

Saint George

(ca. 275/281 - 303)
Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon. Patron saint of England
(Wikipedia)

Richard Kuöhl
1927

Description

Ceramic statue of St. George on the corner of the building. St. George is the patron saint against fire, builder was an fire-insurance company.

Signature

R.C. Kuöhl Bildhauer Hamburg

Sculptor

Richard Kuöhl (Meißen 1880 - Rohlfshagen bei Bad Oldesloe 1961), German sculptor, specializing in providing architectural sculpture for the architects of the Brick Expressionism style in northern Germany in the 1920s (Wikipedia - Kuöhl website).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock.

Locatie (N 54°5'13" - E 12°8'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv120; Photograph: 4 August 2016
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