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Art in public space in Bochum
Art in public space in Bochum
Left side of main station the is the sculpute called "Terminal" by Richard Sierra. It consists of four steel-plates with a hight of 12 m. In spite of their weight the visitor becomes a vision of lightness in a different way on every side.
Crossing Kortumstrasse/Huestrasse is situated the sculpture "Ohne Titel" (without title) of Ulrich Rückriem. (currently removed due to construction works)
Memorial of the herdsman at Massenberg-Boulevard: shown is the historical person "Fritz Kortebusch", the last herdsman of the town. In 1870, he guided the cattle of the citizens the last time to the "Vöde", a grassland outside the town limits, which is today the municipal park.
Engelbert-fountain at Kortumstrasse, in memoriam of Earl Engelbert II, who granted town privileges to Bochum in 1321-1324. (currently removed due to construction works)
Josiade-fountain at Husemann-Suare. Shown is a scene of the examination of Hieronymus Jobs, the main character of the "Jobsiade", a comical poem of the poet Carl Armold Kortum.
"The envolvement of the City", sculpture of Professor Karl Henning Seemann at Schützenbahn street
Collection of sculptures inside the municipal park.
The bell in front of the city hall reminds of the improvement of steel-casting in Bochum. The bell was built in 1867 for the world exhibition in Paris.
So called stumbling stones, little brass plates in the pavement with the names of Jewish citizens arrested and murdered during the period of National-Socialist dictatorship.
Cenotaph for the victims of the mine desaster at "Vereinigte Präsident" in 1936. The sculpture was created by Wilhelm Wulff. In spite of the strict gidelines for artworks during the National-Socialist dictatorship, only parts of the sculpture follow those gidelines. Also the legend avoids typic National-Socialist terms.
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