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Arnoldiplatz

Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi

Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi
Gotha 1778 - id. 1841
Merchant in Gotha, 'Father of the German Insurance'
(Wikipedia)

Bernd Göbel
Noack (Leipzig)
1991

Description

Bronze statue of a sitting man. Since the "old" Arnoldi monument was considered missing or not restorable, shortly after 1990, was call for a new monument. On the 150th anniversary of Arnoldi's death the "new" Arnoldi monument was unveiled.
Because of the controversiol artistic form with bent back, the monument is popularly known as "hunchback".

Inscription(s)

ARNOLDI

gestiftet
von der
gothaer
versicherungen
und gothaer
bürgern

Signature

G in circle
bronze noack leipzig

Sculptor

Bernd Göbel (Freiberg 1942), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bürgerturm Verein Gotha e.V., Arnoldi - Denkmale.

Locatie (N 50°57'1" - E 10°42'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth018; Photograph: 20 February 2011 / updated: 12 October 2018
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