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Augustussttrasse / Neumarkt
(Johanneum)

Kurfürst Christian I. von Sachsen

Christian I, Elector of Saxony

Dresden 1560 - id. 1591
Elector of Saxony from 1586
(Wikipedia)

Christian Behrens
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Dresden / Kurfürst Christian I. von Sachsen

Description

On the Augustusstraße side of the Johanneum, is this statue of Elector Christian I in a niche, above it a relief portrait of Johann Friedrich Böttger en below it a portrait of Augustus II the Strong.

Annotation

The original stables - later the Johanneum - was built during the reign of Christian I.

Sculptor

Christian Behrens (Gotha 1852 - Breslau 1905), German sculptor.

Locatie (N 51°3'6" - E 13°44'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn023; Photograph: 21 January 2011
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