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Turm der Arbeit

Tower of Labour

Monument zur Stadtgeschichte (Monument for the History of the Town)

Jürgen Weber
1995

Description

Sculpture column of 14 m high, showing from top to bottom:

"Probennehmer," (Sampler in steel industry), bronze statue.
"Wiederaufbau" (Reconstruction), bronze relief showing the reconstruction of the steel industry, starting in 1951.
"Demontage" (Disassembly), bronze relief showing the resistence of the steel workers against the disassembly of the steel industry after World War II, 1947-1951.
"Flucht und Vertreibung" (Flucht und Vertreibung), bronze relief showing the flight of the people from the eastern parts of Germany after the Second World War.
"Industrielandschaft" (Industrial landscape), marble relief, showing the foundation of the heavy steel industry in Salzgitter in 1937
"Zwangsarbeit" (Forced labour), four bronze reliefs, showing forced labourers during the Second World War in Salzgitter.

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Signature

IW in circle.

Sculptor

Jürgen Weber (Münster, Westf., 1928 - Pou d'es Lleo, Ibiza, 2007), German sculptor from Braunschweig (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Hauptschule Am Fredenberg, Das Stadtmonument in Salzgitter.

Locatie (N 52°9'15" - E 10°19'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens068; Photograph: 17 August 2009 / updated: 2 March 2011
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