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It’s not Mainz, but it is not too far away…..just down and across the river in Rüdesheim – the Niederwald Denkmal (memorial) a honking big statue to celebrate the establishment of a unified Germany in the 19th Century. The main figure, Germania, weighs in at 32 tons, and the whole kit and kaboodle cost 1.2 million gold marks. It features two angels – one dressed for war, the other for peace, and Kaiser Wilhelm on a horse somewhere in the throng.
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25 Apr
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>I knew of the memorial, but never realised that it was so big.I’m sort of surprised that this one has made it this far (through so much) in such good condition!
>It is a monumental piece of art and politics. As most are. I like your photo of it.