Nikolaisäule

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Nikolaisäule
Nikolaikirchhof
Leipzig, September 2024

“A 16 m (52.5 ft) tall column was erected on the east side of the square in 1999. It is a replica of the columns within the church and symbolizes how the ideas of departure were carried from the church into the public space. The palm fronds at the top of the column represent the peacefulness of the goals. The column is part of the design with which the Leipzig artist Andreas Stötzner won an international competition to design the square organized by the Leipzig Cultural Foundation Kulturstiftung Leipzig and the city in 1992. The column was made by the Leipzig sculptor Markus Brille. Two-thirds of the funding comes from donations from citizens, companies and institutions. The column includes a memorial plaque embedded in the pavement of the square, also made by Brille, with the inscription ‘09 OCTOBER 1989’ and numerous shoe prints depicting the demonstration.” (St. Nicholas Church Square, Wikipedia)