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Modell der Michaeliskirche

Model of St. Michael's Church

Henning Henze
Bildgießerei Richard Barth (Rinteln)
2015

Description

Model of St. Michael's Church in front of the 'real church'.

Inscription(s)

Michaeliskirche erbaut 1010 durch Bischof Bernward (†1022)
als benediktinische Klosterkirche
1945 durch Luftangriff zerstört, 1949-1960 wieder aufgebaut
1985 Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO

Michaeliskirche built in 1010 by Bishop Bernward (†1022)
as a Benedictine monastery church
Destroyed by air raid in 1945, rebuilt in 1949-1960
In 1985 UNESCO World Heritage Site

Signature

H. HENZE
guss barth rinteln

Information Sign

Modell der Michaeliskirche
Geschenk
des Rotary Clubs Hildesheim
an die Stadt
aus Anlass des Jubiläums
„1200 Jahre Hildesheimʺ
anno 2015

Model of the Michaeliskirche
Gift
from the Rotary Club Hildesheim
to the city
on the occasion of the anniversary
"1200 years of Hildesheim"
in 2015

Sculptor

Henning Henze, sculptor from Hildesheim.

Sources & Information

Kulturium, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum in Hildesheim seit 1970 (Freistehende Objecte no. 89) (PDF online).

Locatie (N 52°9'8" - E 9°56'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens512; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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