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 Sculpture Garden, Friendship Island, Potsdam, Germany
N 52° 23.668 E 013° 03.860
33U E 368292 N 5806676
25 sculptures in Potsdam's most popular park
Waymark Code: WM388T
Location: Brandenburg, Germany
Date Posted: 02/24/2008
Views: 188
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Friendship Island is Potsdam’s most popular inner-city park and next to the Botanical Garden, the Sculpture Garden is the island’s main attraction. 25 modern sculptures, created between 1949 and 2003 are placed across the island, making a walk in this park a truly remarkable experience.
Here are some of the pictures we took enjoying the sculptures:
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The metal "Bird" and "Fish" move in the wind. They were created in 2001 by three professional artist and students from two local schools.
There are no "Do not touch" signs and playing with the sculptures is encouraged, which obviously made one little boy very happy:
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"Miracle" is a moving sculpture and we tried to catch the motion
Take the Tour
In addition to the pictures we took, we’d like to give you the complete tour. There is a good website about the park, but unfortunately, it is in German. Below, we took the pictures from that site and translated the sculpture’s names to the best of our knowledge.
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Schönheit der Menschen in der Natur
Beauty of People in Nature
M. Middell, 1974 |
Mirakel
Miracle
Rainer Fürstenberg, 2003 |
Florales Gitter
Floral Grid
Ch. Roehl, 1972
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Tanzpaar
Dancers
I Hunzinger-Frank, 1962 |
Ziermauer
Adornment Wall
H. Bollhagen, 1973 |
Liebespaar unter dem Schirm
Lovers under Umbrella
J. v. Woyski, 1962
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Gärtnerjunge
Young Gardener
K.-H. Schamal, 1963 |
Inge
Inge
W. Arnold, 1949 |
Keramikmauer
Ceramic Wall
E. Wrobel, 1973
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Kämmende
Combing Woman
G. Rommel, 1966 |
Pelikane
Pelicans
H. Klakow, 1956 |
Stehendes Mädchen
Standing Girl
Fritz Kremer, 1960
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Bär
Bear
St. Horota, 1964 |
Junger Fuchs
Young Fox
St. Horota, 1966 |
Jugend
Youth
H. Misch, 1979
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Spielfigur Frosch
Play sculpture Frog
R. Sperl, 1987 |
Spielfigur Vogel
Play sculpture Bird
R. Sperl, 1987 |
Homage an Karl Foerster
Homage to Karl Foerster
Ch. Roehl, 1974
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Schwimmerin
Swimmer
Fritz Kremer, 1959 |
Windspiel Fisch
Wind sculpture Fish
S. Petit & G. Roßkamp, 2001 |
Windspiel Vogel
Wind sculpture Bird
S. Petit & G. Roßkamp, 2001
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Pony
Pony
H. Drake, 1964 |
Zeichnende Kinder
Drawing Children
H. Klakow, 1965 |
Freundschaftsbrunnen
Friendship Fountain
Wenske, Dübel, Bachman, 1973 |
Harmonie
Harmony
D. Rhode, 1965 |
The sculptures are in the order as you would see them walking from west to east across the island, starting at the main entrance and ending at the eastern tip.
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Garden Name: Friendship Island
Owner/Commissioner of Garden: City of Potsdam, commisioner
Location: Friendship Island, Potsdam, Germany
Address:
Freundschaftsinsel
Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
14470
Hours: Sunrise-Sunset
Fees?: no
Garden Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: N 52° 23.463 W 013° 03.972
Rating: 
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Visit Instructions:
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