Denkmal der Göttinger Sieben, Steel sculpture on the Platz der Göttinger Sieben, Göttingen, Germany

The Monument of the Göttingen Seven stands on the Platz der Göttinger Sieben on the campus of Georg-August University. Günter Grass designed the 1.70 m sculpture as the letter G and the numeral 7, formed from Corten steel bands about five centimetres wide, made in 2010 by Metallbau Senge of Weende. It rests on a 1.20 m sandstone base carrying a bronze plaque with a quotation from the professors' protest of 18 November 1837.

The monument was created in 2011 by writer Günter Grass and publisher Gerhard Steidl to honor seven professors who opposed the King of Hanover in 1837. These scholars risked their careers to stand against political repression and defend the constitution.

The bronze plaque on the sandstone base quotes the Göttingen Seven's protestation of 18 November 1837. The sculpture itself is made of roughly five-centimetre-wide Corten steel bands forming a "G" and a "7", not bronze. After Günter Grass made provocative public statements, his Göttingen monument was repeatedly targeted with critical graffiti slogans.

The monument stands at Platz der Göttinger Sieben near the central buildings of Georg-August University, making it easily accessible. Visitors can freely access the area during daylight and view the sculpture from multiple angles.

The sculpture was unveiled on 28 April 2011 to wide press coverage; critics called its plainness reminiscent of "eastern bloc ugliness" and, from a distance, like a botched euro sign. Göttingen University refers to it distantly as the "Grass monument".