The Sower

The Sower is a four-meter tall monument on the grounds of Dorfkirche Lichtenberg, built from sandstone, bronze, brick, and cement. The figure depicts a man scattering seeds and stands as an early twentieth-century work near this historic church building.

The monument was created in 1915, a time when Berlin recognized the importance of agriculture to society. Its construction marked a period when the city acknowledged its rural roots and the role of farming communities.

The sower figure represents the bond between labor and the land that shaped this neighborhood's rural past. Standing on church grounds, it reflects how farming traditions were once valued in Berlin's community life.

The monument is easy to reach on foot from Lichtenberg station by heading east toward the historic church grounds. The location is publicly accessible and sits in a quiet residential neighborhood with good public transportation connections.

The monument combines four different materials - sandstone, bronze, brick, and cement - in an uncommon way for Berlin monuments of the 1910s. This material blend gives the work a distinctive craftsmanship that visitors notice upon closer inspection.