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Fassadenfiguren der Kaiserlichen Post

Façade sculptures of the Imperial Post Office

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in)
artist unknown
1902

Oldenburg / Fassadenfiguren der Kaiserlichen Post

Beschreibung / Description

Above the side entrances of the post office are two pairs of sandstone statues of professions:

Oldenburg - Fassadenfiguren der Kaiserlichen Post
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Schiffer / Fisherman, with a large fish.
Bauer / Farmer, with a spade and corn.
right entrance:
Schmied / Smith , with a large hammer and whiping sweat from his forehead.
Schäfer / Shepherd, with his stick and a dog.

Anmerkung / Annotation

The post office is built in 1902 by the architects Ernst M. Hake and von Rechenberg.

Künstler*in / Artist

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in); Wenn Sie wissen, wer der/die Künstler(in) ist, lassen Sie es uns wissen.
artist unknown; Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Stadt Oldenburg, InternetStadtplan (Kunst im öffentl. Raum).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 53°8'23" - E 8°13'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens298; Photograph: 8 March 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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