Schlangenstein in Weimar, Stone monument in Park an der Ilm, Weimar, Germany.
The Schlangenstein features a snake coiled around a stone pillar, biting into bread at the top of an altar structure.
Martin Gottlieb Klauer created the original sculpture in 1787 under Duke Carl August's commission while Goethe was traveling in Italy.
The Latin inscription 'Genio huius loci' on the monument translates to 'To the spirit of this place', connecting nature with literature.
The current stone sculpture in the park is a 1968 copy by Franz Dospiel, while the original resides in the Roman House of Weimar.
The snake biting its own tail on the monument represents the cycle of death and rebirth in classical symbolism.
Location: Weimar
GPS coordinates: 50.97350,11.33390
Latest update: March 5, 2025 22:51
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