A blind man wanders aimlessly through the forest. Suddenly, he trips over something on the ground and falls sprawling. As the blind man gropes around on the forest floor, he …

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Rinaldini

August 29, 2020

Cycling

Meints was inspired by a poem by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769) and the idea formulated therein that two imperfections combine for mutual benefit. You remember not to look enviously at the other's advantage and complain, but to support each other. Gellert's poem is engraved on the base.

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S. M.

February 15, 2022

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The small square Mondhöfchen is located opposite the rectory of St. Cornelius on the Moselstrasse. On the square stands the sculpture of "The blind and the lame".

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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The Blind Man and the Lame Man Statue

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