Madonna of Seafaring at the Altona Fish Market

Madonna of Seafaring at the Altona Fish Market

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Madonna of Seafaring at the Altona Fish Market

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Running

4.9

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Road cycling

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Location: Hamburg, Germany

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September 12, 2017

Hiking

The imperishable sea, the ships that no longer exist and the simple men whose days will never return.
Joseph Conrad

The four-ton bronze monument by the sculptor Manfred Sihle-Wissel is the result of the initiative of the Cap Horniers and a specially founded association, Platz der Seefahrt, to build a fitting memorial for the fishermen and sailors who remained at sea. In the previous hundred years, almost 26,000 sailors from the German fishing and merchant shipping industry died a seaman's death.

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Jknord

January 16, 2022

Cycling

The Madonna of the Sea is a monument to the sailors who were lost at sea and to their relatives who remained behind. Created in 1985 based on an idea by Manfred Sihle-Wissel. A solemn memorial service takes place every year on the Sunday of the Dead.
From the narrator Joseph Conrad, who was a sailor when he was young. Base inscription: "The imperishable sea, the ships that are no more and the simple men whose days will not return."

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

September 26, 2026

Running

The "Madonna of the Seas", also called "Madonna of the Sea Voyage", is a monument to all those who were lost at sea. It was erected in 1985. The four-ton bronze monument by sculptor Manfred Sihle-Wissel originates from the initiative of the Cap Horniers and the association Platz der Seefahrt (Square of Maritime Navigation) to erect a fitting memorial for fishermen and sailors who were lost at sea. In the preceding hundred years, almost 26,000 sailors from German fishing and merchant shipping died the seaman's death.

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