Solhesten - Århus, Denmark
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N 56° 07.871 E 010° 12.344
32V E 574941 N 6221334
Bronze skulptur og springvand i Rømerhaven --- Bronze sculpture and fountain in Rømerhaven
Waymark Code: WMP901
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 07/22/2015
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Motivet til skulpturen er formentlig inspireret af et nordisk fund fra omkring år 1000 f.kr., kaldet Solvognen, fundet i Trundholm mose i Odsherred i 1902.
Skulpturen er udført af billedhugger Valdemar Foersom Hegndal. Rømerfonden rejste skulpturen i 1970 til minde om fondets stiftere, Christian Rømer og hans ægtefælle. Skulpturen og springvandet er placeret i det nordvestlige hjørne af Mindeparken, i Rømerhaven.
Hesten er støbt i bronze på Herning Bronzestøberi. Sokkel og bassin er udført i Aurisina marmor kalksten, som er skåret i Brdr. Kofoeds Stenhuggeri i Aarhus.
The motive for this sculpture was probably inspired by Nordic discoveries from around 1000 BC, called the Sun Chariot, found in Trundholm bog in Odsherred in 1902.
The sculpture was designed by sculptor Valdemar Foersom Hegndal. The Rømer Foundation raised the sculpture in 1970 to commemorate the foundation's founders, Christian Rømer and his spouse. The sculpture and fountain are located in the northwest corner of Memorial Park, in the Rømer garden.
The horse is cast in bronze in Herning Bronzestøberi. The ring and the basin are made of Aurisina marble limestone, which is cut into Brdr. Kofoed Stenhuggeri in Aarhus.