Berliner Bär in Essen - Essen, Germany
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N 51° 27.581 E 007° 00.249
32U E 361346 N 5702834
The bear at Berliner Platz in Essen
Waymark Code: WMNDYQ
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 02/24/2015
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At the northwestern part of the city centre of Essen Berliner Platz is located. This plaza has got its name shortly after the building of the Berlin Wall.
The artist Herbert Lungwitz (* 1913 in Weimar; † 1992 in Essen) created this 3 m high sculprure, which was first placed in the Gruga Park.
On 7/10/1964 they brought it to the Berliner Platz.
On the base of the sculpture you can read: "Denkt an Berlin" (Think of Berlin).
Name of statue: Berliner Bär
Name of creator: Herbert Lungwitz
Material: Anröchter Dolomit
Date created: 1959
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
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