Apel-stones, Historical monument group in Lindenau, Leipzig, Germany.
The Apel-stones are a group of around 50 obelisk-shaped monuments placed at different locations across Leipzig, Germany. Each stone marks a specific site or moment from the 1813 battles that took place in and around the city.
Theodor Apel, a writer from Leipzig, commissioned sculptor A. F. Aster to create the stones between 1861 and 1865. They were made to record the military events of the Napoleonic Wars that had left a deep mark on the city and its surroundings.
Each stone carries the name and date of a person or event connected to the 1813 battles, which visitors read as they walk from one to the next. The route turns into a quiet walk through neighborhoods where the fighting once took place.
The stones are spread across the city, so seeing them all requires moving through several neighborhoods on foot or by bike. Carrying a map or a list of locations before setting out makes the visit much easier to manage.
Stone number 47 stands out because it has carvings on both sides, while most others have only one inscribed face. This makes it one of the few in the group that tells two separate parts of the same story.
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