Monckeberg Monument Lion - Hamburg, Germany
Posted by: Metro2
N 53° 33.077 E 010° 00.045
32U E 566301 N 5934064
This sculpture is part of a monument to Johann George Monckeberg.
Waymark Code: WMJPCT
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 12/12/2013
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The poster of this Waymark does not speak German and Google Translate did not help in determining which of two Johann George Monckebergs were being honored here. The Father was a Senator and the son a famous doctor, researcher and professor. Dates on the monument refer to "1914-1926"... a year after the son's death...so, presumably the Doctor is the honoree. The street here is also named after him/them.
Anyway, this lion sculpture is set on a high column between a sculpture of a man and seal on the left side of the monument and a woman and seal on the right.
The artist is Georg Wrba.
The date is presumbaly 1926.
The sculpture is in front of a distinctive Starbucks building.... which used to be the public hall.