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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾
June 21, 2022
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A legal dispute between the artist and the Aachen city administration caused a stir. It was about a sculpture he made for the forecourt of Aachen main station. The bronze steeds of the sculpture from 1975 were removed during the renovation of the Aachen train station forecourt in 2004/05 and reassembled about 20 meters apart. In the lawsuit, Stirnberg invoked his copyright and sought legal protection in court. The Cologne Regional Court ruled that the artist had no right to choose or determine the location. However, the city must restore the horses' original internal arrangement.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifatius_Stirnberg
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifatius_Stirnberg
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Frank Rmr
May 25, 2021
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There are numerous sculptures by Bonifatius Stirnberg in Aachen. In addition to the puppet fountain in Krämergasse, the Five Horses from 1975 on the station forecourt are probably his most popular work in town. It stands for the equestrian tradition of the city, which a.o. manifested in the so-called World Equestrian Festival - CHIO - Concours Hippique International Officiel.
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