by Susan | Apr 13, 2026 | Monuments
Elisabeth Selbert (1896–1986) was a German politician and lawyer, one of the four women who worked on the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany in 1948, collectively called the Mütter des Grundgesetzes (English: Mothers of the Basic Law). She had a central...
by Susan | Feb 2, 2026 | Monuments
Sebastian Lotzer was the author of the ‘Zwölf Artikel’ (Twelve Articles) in 1525, which have been called the first written description of human rights in Europe. Sebastian Lotzer was a Participant in the German Peasants’ War (Deutscher Bauernkrieg),...
by Susan | Sep 15, 2025 | Monuments
The Bremer Loch is a wishing well located in Bremen, Germany, in the city’s market square. When coins are dropped in, it triggers a photoelectric cell that makes animal sounds representing Bremen’s Town Musicians, a famous fairy tale. The inscription in...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2023 | Monuments
This large throne made of oak was constructed by four woodworkers for the International Wood Sculptor Symposium “Gotha Adelt!” in July 2011, part of the 13th annual Thuringia Days celebration. It was left standing in the Buttermarkt. The initial idea was...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2022 | Monuments
In this Soviet-era monument — Friedenstauben is German for Peace Doves — eight 10-meter- high flagpoles are joined with two rings. The upper ring is a play on perspective and decorative art, interweaving metallic doves in a continuously braided circular...
