S-Printing Horse - Heidelberg, Germany
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N 49° 24.292 E 008° 40.633
32U E 476583 N 5472514
The S-Printing Horse is 13 m high and the worlds highest horse scuplture. / Das S-Printing Horse ist mit 13 m die höchste Pferdeskultpur der Welt.
Waymark Code: WMFQYP
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 24

It has a weight of 90 tons aluminium and steel, six heavy load trucks were needed in the year 2000 to put it there. The artist is Jürgen Goertz. The sculpture belongs to the Print Media Academy, a glass building used as atraining center for the Company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The horse represents the various printing procedures. The scuplture can be viewed from the main station, so there a millions of people looking at it each year.

Mit einem Gewicht von 90 Tonnen Aluminium und Stahl waren sechs Schwertransporter nötig, um die Skulptur im Jahr 2000 an ihren Platz zu bringen. Der Künstler heißt Jürgen Goertz. Sie steht vor der Print Media Academy, einem Glaspalast und Trainingszentrum der Firma Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Das Pferd veranschaulicht die verschiedenen Druckvorstufen. Es steht gegenüber vom Heidelberger Hauptbahnhof, so daß es von Millionen Augen angesehen werden kann.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: S-Printing Horse

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Jürgen Goertz

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2000

Materials used: Aluminium

Location: Print Media Academy

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