Hercules statue at the Herkulesteich, Gottorf Castle
Hercules statue at the Herkulesteich, Gottorf Castle
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Hercules statue at the Herkulesteich, Gottorf Castle
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September 5, 2025
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•February 8, 2023
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In 1994, work began on recovering the more than 300 fragments of this statue and creating a replica, which was then inaugurated in 1997 along with the re-excavated pond.
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•February 8, 2023
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The sculpture, created around 1640, is reminiscent in its theme and execution of a work by the Dutch sculptor Adriaen de Vries (1556–1616), created in Augsburg in 1602. However, the Gottorf Hercules is attributed to the Dutch sculptor Cornelis van Mander, who worked as a court sculptor in Gottorf.
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