Sparrow - Wagnerstraße Ulm, Germany, BW
Posted by: Tante.Hossi
N 48° 23.623 E 009° 58.494
32U E 572167 N 5360520
Above the entrance of the building at the intersection of 'Wagnerstraße' and 'Elisabethenstraße' in Ulm, Germany, baden-Württemberg is a sculpture of a big sparrow located.
Waymark Code: WMMWYJ
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/17/2014
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Above the entrance of the building at the intersection of 'Wagnerstraße' and 'Elisabethenstraße' in Ulm, Germany, baden-Württemberg is a sculpture of a big sparrow located.
The sparrow has been created in 2001 together with about 270 other sparrows as part of the so called 'Spatzeninvasion' (sparrow invasion). This was a donation activity to collect money for the famous Minster of Ulm. Different artists created different sculptures of the same sparrow. The sparrow is the heroldic animal of Ulm.
There's no plaque with details. So the artist and the title are unknown.
It consists of fiberclass.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sparrow
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2001
Materials used: fiberglass
Location: Not listed
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