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Bodenwerder
(Samtgemeinde Bodenwerder-Polle) Lkr. Holzminden Niedersachsen Im Hagen |
Münchhausen zieht sich aus dem SumpfMunchhausen pulling himself out of the swampFictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785; the character is loosely based Hieronymus Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen (Bodenwerder 1720 - 1797).(Wikipedia) |
Andrey Orlov
2008 |
Sculpture of Münchhausen pulling himself and the horse he is sitting on out of a swamp by his own hair.
An identical sculpture, dating from 2005, is in Moscow near the Tramplin shopping center.
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Дар фонда "Диалог культур – единый мир" Москва - 11 мая 2008 Schenkung der Stiftung "Dialog der Kulturen - Gemeinsamen Welt " Moskau - 11. Mai 2008 |
Gift of the Foundation "Dialogue of Cultures - United World" Moscow - 11 May 2008 |
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"Ein Sinnbild für Selbsthilfe" Münchhausen zieht sich am eigenen Zopf mit seinem Pferd aus dem Sumpf Eine Bronze-Skulptur vom Bildhauer A.J. Orlow in Moskau Gewicht: 800 kg Höhe: 2,30 m Ein Geschenk der Stiftung „Dialog der Kulturen gemeinsame Weltʺ in Moskau in Zusammenarbeit mit der Münchhausenmuseen Moskau un Bodenwerder 11. Mai 2008 |
"A symbol of self-help" Münchhausen pulls himself out of the swamp with his horse by his own braid A bronze sculpture by the sculptor A.J. Orlov in Moscow Weight: 800 kg Height: 2,30 m A gift from the foundation „Dialogue of Cultures United Worldʺ in Moscow in cooperation with the Munchausen Museums in Moscow and Bodenwerder 11 May 2008 |
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