Bogenschütze/Bowman - Neustädter Elbufer (bank of Elbe river, Dresden, Germany
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Lovely bronze sculpture of the Bowman (Bogenschütze) made by Ernst Moritz Geyger in 1902 located on the left bank of Elbe river near the Albert Bridge in Dresden.
Waymark Code: WMJX6G
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 01/10/2014
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Famous bronze statue of a “Bowman” by Ernst Moritz Geyger, located on the banks of the Elbe River in Dresden. The statue is a copy of statue made by German artist Ernst Moritz Geyger around 1900. Very similar copies of the original one are installed in various places in Germany - Hannover, Potsdam (Park Sanssouci) and the most famous here in Dresden. About 2 meters high statue was installed here in 1936.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Bogenschütze (Archer, Bowman, Bowyer)
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ernst Moritz Geyger
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1902
Materials used: bronze
Location: on the left bank of Elbe river near the Albert Bridge in Dresden
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