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Lessingplatz

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Kamenz 1729 - Braunschweig 1781
German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic
(Wikipedia)

Ernst Rietschel
Georg Howaldt (Braunschweig)
1853

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

GOTTH.EPHR.
LESSING

dem grossen denker
und dichter
das
deutsche vaterland

Signature

modellirt v. ernst rietschel / in dresden
gegossen v. georg howaldt / in braunschweig 1852

Sculptor

Ernst Rietschel (Pulsnitz 1804 - Dresden 1861), German sculptor - see also his memorial in Dresden (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.

Locatie (N 52°15'32" - E 10°31'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens070; Photograph: 18 August 2009 / updated: 4 March 2011
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