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Braunschweig
Stadt Braunschweig
Niedersachsen

Platz der Deutschen Einheit
(Rathaus)

Wissenschaft, Kunst, Industrie und Handel

Science, Art, Industry and Commerce

artist unknown
1900

Braunschweig / Wissenschaft, Kunst, Industrie und Handel

Description

Four allegorical women on the pilasters above the main entrance of the Town Hall (Rathaus). At the top of each pilaster is a lion holding a heraldic shield.

Braunschweig - Wissenschaft, Kunst, Industrie und Handel
Wissenschaft / Science
Woman with book
Kunst / Art
Woman with harp and bust
Industrie / Industry
Woman with cogwheel
Handwerk / Crafts
Handel / Commerce
Woman with ship
Handel / Commerce

Coat of arms of four quarters of Braunschweig
The fifth quarters, Altstadt, uses the coat of arms of the whole city, which was originalle in the gable which was damaged in the Second World War and later demolished.

Braunschweig - Wissenschaft, Kunst, Industrie und Handel
Above science is the coat of arms of Hagen - a lion with the wheel of St. Catherine
Above art is the coat of arms of Altwiek - a crowned lion's head
Above crafts is the coat of arms of Sack - the lion of Brunswick
Above commerce is the coat of arms of Neustadt - a lion with anchor

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Braunschweiger Rathaus.
Heraldry-Wiki, Braunschweig.

Locatie (N 52°15'51" - E 10°31'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens595; Photograph: 28 July 2024
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