Delfin - Kloster Heisterbach, Königswinter, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 41.695 E 007° 12.807
32U E 373822 N 5617421
Stone dolphin in the park of former Cistercian's abbey Heisterbach.
Waymark Code: WMWC6M
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/12/2017
Views: 2
The statue of a dolphin was a part of the sculpture equipment of the monastic baroque garden. It was presumably established during the transformation of the park about approx. 1750. In the following centuries the statue changed its location in the park several times.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Delfin
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: aprox. 1750
Materials used: basalt
Location: park of former Cistercian's abbey Heisterbach
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