Konstanz Imperia Statue
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Konstanz imperia statue. The statue is a sparsely dressed woman a courtesan holding two naked male figures one with the papal tiara representing pope martin v. The imperia statue in the port of konstanz appeared in commemoration of the ecumenical council held in this city in the xv century. The imperia is a satirical allusion to the council of constance 1414 1418 when prostitution flourished. The statue is a sparsely dressed woman a courtesan holding two naked male figures one with the papal tiara representing pope martin v.
Die hafenfigur imperia des bekannten bodensee künstlers peter lenk sorgte seit deren installation für reichlich diskussionsstoff. The statue turns on an axis that runs perpendicular to the roof of the small house. The concrete statue is 9 metres 30 ft high weighs 18 tonnes 18 long tons. 20 short tons and stands on a pedestal that rotates around its axis once every three minutes.
And yet that is what imperia is. Die figur ist aus beton gegossen neun meter hoch 18 tonnen schwer und dreht sich mit hilfe eines rundtisches innerhalb von vier minuten einmal um die eigene achse. Standing nine metres tall and weighing at 18 tonnes the imperia statue by local artist peter lenk has been a focus of discussion ever since it was erected in particular the naked figures she holds in her hands. Find hotel near imperia statue.
A courtesan as a landmark imperia statue. The french classic author ridiculed the ecumenical council and its members. And the other one with an imperial crown representing the emperor sigismund the two most powerful men of their time. Die imperia ist eine statue im hafen von konstanz am bodensee entworfen und ausgeführt von dem bildhauer peter lenk und 1993 aufgestellt.
The statue imperia of konstanz. Hafenfigur imperia in konstanz eine kurtisane als wahrzeichen 18 tonnen schwer 9 meter hoch 1 kurtisane. The heroes of the. She towers over constance harbour holding in one hand pope martin v and in the other emperor sigismund.
And the other one with an imperial. Contribute review ask a question. The imperia is a satirical allusion to the council of constance 1414 1418 when prostitution flourished. A gigantic statue of a barely clothed woman is hardly something you d expect would be the landmark of a major city.
The stone lady is nine meters high with a massive breast rotating around its axis every four minutes. On the small house for water level observations which is located in the entrance to the harbor in konstanz stands a nine meter high and 18 ton heavy sculpture that peter lenk from berlin named imperia. Imperia is a statue at the entrance of the harbour of konstanz germany commemorating the council of constance that took place there between 1414 and 1418. The imperia is a satirical allusion to the council of constance 1414 1418 when prostitution flourished.