Schweissdissi, Bronze monument in Tivoli Park, Mulhouse, France
Schweissdissi is a bronze sculpture depicting a worker wiping sweat from his brow in a moment of exhaustion. The figure stands in Tivoli Park and captures a gesture that symbolizes physical fatigue after long labor.
The statue was installed in 1906 at Place de la Reunion after a socialist municipality commissioned it. It relocated to Tivoli Park around 1908 following public reactions to its original location.
The name Schweissdissi comes from Alsatian dialect and means "the sweaty one" - a tribute to the factory workers who shaped Mulhouse during its early industrial period. The statue reflects how the community once valued hard physical labor.
The monument sits at the entrance of Tivoli Park and is easy to reach when crossing the Riedisheim bridge between downtown and Rebberg hill. Visitors should know the area is open to walk through freely at any time.
During World War II, the bronze sculpture survived intact despite severe metal shortages for weapons production. This makes it a rare survivor from that era, as many other public bronze figures across Europe were melted down at the time.
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