Weg der Hoffnung (Path of Hope) – Monumental Sculptures at the Former Border, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
Weg der Hoffnung (Path of Hope) – Monumental Sculptures at the Former Border, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
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Weg der Hoffnung (Path of Hope) – Monumental Sculptures at the Former Border, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
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January 31, 2025
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PATH OF HOPE
on the former patrol road invites reflection.
Fourteen monumental sculptures by the artist Dr. Ulrich Barnikel mark a section of the former death strip between Hesse and Thuringia. The Point Alpha Foundation erected it in 2009 to commemorate the resistance against communist dictatorships in Central and Eastern Europe.
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