Spitzhacke, Steel sculpture at Fulda riverside in Kassel, Germany
This 12.25-meter-high steel sculpture represents a giant pickaxe embedded in the ground at an angle near the Fulda River.
Created by Claes Oldenburg in 1982, the sculpture became part of documenta 7, an international contemporary art exhibition in Kassel.
The pickaxe design references the tools used during the reconstruction of Kassel following extensive damage during World War II.
Visitors can find the sculpture at the point where Wilhelmshöher Allee's extended axis meets the Fulda River bank.
The sculpture's position suggests it was thrown by the Hercules statue from the distant Wilhelmshöhe Berg Park into the city.
Location: Kassel
Inception: 1982
Creator: Claes Oldenburg
Height: 12.25 m
Accessibility: Ograniczony dostęp dla wózków inwalidzkich
GPS coordinates: 51.31061,9.50316
Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:08
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