Ottensen Archway (Torbogen) - Hamburg, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vraatja
N 53° 33.130 E 009° 55.816
32U E 561630 N 5934100
Quick Description: Bronze archway with statues two women located on busy street in Ottensen quarter of Hamburg
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 6/14/2012 7:08:19 AM
Waymark Code: WMEMG2
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member caverspencer
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Long Description:
The bronze archway (Torbogen) with statues of two women - a sitting one and a walking one is the work of German sculptor Doris Waschk-Balz (*1942 Berlin) in it was installed in the place in 1980. The statuary is located in one of Hamburg's quarters - Ottensen, a few hundered meters from an important Hamburg railway station- Hamburg-Altona. The arch with statues is located on the crossroad of two busy shopping streets of the district - Ottensen Hauptstrasse and Bahrenfelder Strasse.
Name: Ottensen Archway (Torbogen)

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name: Doris Waschk-Balz

Date created or placed: 1980

Materials used: bronze

Location: on the crossroads of Ottensen Hauptstrasse and Bahrenfelder Strasse in Hamburg

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