Hölderlin im Kreisverkehr, Public sculpture in Lauffen am Neckar, Germany.
The metal and stone sculpture forms a large tilted letter H with multiple figures, including two representations of poet Friedrich Hölderlin at different ages.
Peter Lenk created this artwork in 2003 for 130,000 euros, establishing a visual connection to the Klosterhof area where Hölderlin spent his early childhood.
The sculpture includes German literary figures Goethe and Schiller shown as conjoined twins, with Schiller holding a laurel wreath toward young Hölderlin.
The monument stands in a traffic circle near the Klosterhof, requiring visitors to observe it from designated viewing points around the perimeter.
Friedrich Nietzsche appears riding an antique bicycle while Duke Carl Eugen stands proudly on a Württemberg stag, looking at Hölderlin.
GPS coordinates: 49.07860,9.15022
Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:39
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