Monday’s Monument: Friedenstauben, Dessau, Germany

Monday’s Monument: Friedenstauben, Dessau, Germany

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...
Monday’s Monument: Friedensengel, Munich, Germany

Monday’s Monument: Friedensengel, Munich, Germany

The Angel of Peace is in the Munich suburb of Bogenhausen, on the banks of the Isar. It can be seen throughout the city. The foundation stone was laid on 10 May 1896; the unveiling was on 16 July 1899. It is a reminder of the twenty five peaceful years after the...