Konrad Adenauer statue, Bronze monument in Altstadt-Nord, Germany.
The Konrad Adenauer statue is a bronze sculpture on a concrete base at the Apostelnkloster in the old city's north district.The monument stands as a representational figure placed within this historic quarter of Cologne.
The monument was created in 1995 to commemorate a leading post-war Chancellor.This work by two respected sculptors marks the artistic recognition of a key figure in Germany's rebirth.
The figure wears an oversized coat that makes his head look small, and he holds a hat in his right hand. The headless bronze was finished by Gerd Weiland, a student of Hans Wimmer, after Wimmer died in 1991. The monument was paid for by a committee founded in 1987, which raised 500,000 DM in donations.
The bronze stands at the corner of Apostelnstraße and Mittelstraße, just northwest of Neumarkt in the Altstadt-Nord district. It faces street level with no pedestal, so pedestrians pass it directly on the pavement. Look for it at the edge of the Neumarkt shopping area, near the Apostelnkirche.
The commission first went to a Munich artist who died before starting; Hans Wimmer began the work in 1991 and died the same year, and his student Gerd Weiland finished the headless bronze. The 2.30-metre figure, funded by a committee founded in 1987, cost 500,000 DM.
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