“Pegasus” (Alte Oper) by Georg Hüter, 1983
Opernplatz
Frankfurt, September 2024
“In 1983, Pegasus returned to the top gable of the Old Opera House. After the original sculpture by Ludwig Brunow burned during the war in 1944, a faithful replica now adorns the impressive building. Sculptor Georg Hüter crafted it from embossed copper sheet. This hybrid creature, originating from Greek mythology, has the body of a horse and the wings of an eagle, thus combining the symbolic aspects of the horse—vitality and power—with those of the bird—freedom and the striving for transcendence. Together with the panther quadriga, which sits enthroned in the center of the lower gable, Pegasus forms the pinnacle of the Old Opera House's magnificent exterior façade.” (Pegasus, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Frankfurt)
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