It is no coincidence that Karl Marx and Lenin stand here in Gelsenkirchen-Horst – right next door is the headquarters of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD), a small party made up of ideologues out of touch with reality.
(April 2026)
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A sculpture by Tobi Möhring & Paul Ter Veld in the park of Cologne-Stammheim Palace, named "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" (Dance on the Volcano).
(April 2026)
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A sculpture in the park of Cologne-Stammheim Palace.
(April 2026)
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Statue of the Osterspai “Longneck” in Osterspai (Rhein-Lahn district, Rhineland-Palatinate). ‘Osterspai Longneck’ became a nickname for the inhabitants of Osterspai as early as the beginning of the 19th century.
(March 2026)
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One of several biblical scenes carved in soapstone (?) in the Catholic Church of St Lambert in Düsseldorf’s Old Town.
(March 2026)
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On an advertising column between St Joseph’s Chapel and St Lambert’s Church in Düsseldorf’s old town stands the sculpture group ‘Mother and Child’. It is part of the series of sculptures known as the ‘Säulenheilige' (Column Saints) by the artist Christoph Pöggeler.
(March 2026)
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