Johann Georg Elser Sculpture
Johann Georg Elser Sculpture
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Neighbourhood: Neukölln
No Berlin neighbourhood is more popular with the young and jet-set crowd than the old worker's district of Neukölln. With so many Turkish settled here, the area became known as “Little Istanbul“. Today the percentage of foreigners is still high and visitors still frequent the Turkish shisha bars. In the daytime, they also visit the designer shops and sit by the canal in one of the street cafés up and down Westerstrasse or at Maybachufer, having a beer and waving to the sightseeing boats as they float by. But at night, Neukölln is dominated by increasingly young, alternative, and international crowds. This is particularly evident in the northern section of the district where there are many bars, funky clubs, galleries and restaurants. There, the night never seems to end.
How to get there
- Boddinstraße • 3 min walk
- Leinestraße • 10 min walk
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lonewolf44
Kingston upon Thames, UK1,303 contributions
Jan 2020
Georg Elser was a Communist Party member, who worked painstakingly to make a bomb that could kill Hitler. In the event, Hitler (who was habitually late) arrived early to deliver a speech, so Elser's bomb in the podium from where he spoke, blew up harmlessly about 30 minutes after Hitler had already left. Elser was hunted down and caught by the Gestapo: he had nearly made it to Switzerland and safety. Instead he died in a camp. This simple but effective memorial (he was held in a Gestapo prison which used to be nearby) is illuminated at night and is 5-6 metres high. There's an information plaque nearby.
Written 20 January 2020
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SteveJacksonnufc
Gateshead, UK10,697 contributions
Jan 2015 • Couples
We came across this sculpture walking between the Holocaust Memorial and Checkpoint Charlie and didn't really know the significance until I did a bit of quick research when we got back. Johan Georg Elser attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and other high ranking Nazis in 1939 and if he had been successful how different things might have been. Instead he failed, was jailed for five years before finally being executed. His attempt was in Munich. This statue is lit up at night but alas we were heading elsewhere so only saw it for a brief minute. If only he had been successful.
Written 9 February 2015
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Clogs
Poland3,034 contributions
May 2020 • Solo
Pretty, abstract sculpture, paying tribute to Johann Elser, artisan, musician and would-be assassin of Hitler. Just read his bio on Wikipedia, intriguing life story.
Written 7 July 2020
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BecBelle
Gold Coast, Australia512 contributions
June 2017 • Couples
Quite a lovely sculpture. Would have loved to have seen it lit up at night. If you're in the area, walk by and have a look
Written 28 June 2017
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FJMUSTAK
Austin, TX12 contributions
Apr 2016
I enjoyed walking down Wilhelmstrasse and seeing the sculpture lit up at night. An interesting one for sure.
Written 4 January 2017
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D L
Potters Bar, UK442 contributions
Oct 2014 • Family
A recent addition.
A very simple but moving monument to Johann Georg Elser who very nearly wiped out the whole of Hitler's command with a bomb attempt in 1939. The monument is based on Johann's profile.
At night the monument is lit up. Well worth a quick detour to see it if you are in the area.
A very simple but moving monument to Johann Georg Elser who very nearly wiped out the whole of Hitler's command with a bomb attempt in 1939. The monument is based on Johann's profile.
At night the monument is lit up. Well worth a quick detour to see it if you are in the area.
Written 31 October 2014
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JESUS SOLERO
Malaga, Spain21,209 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
Located in the Friedrichswerder neighborhood, this monument pays tribute to Johann Georg Elser, a German carpenter who opposed the Nazi regime, who participated in a failed attack against Hitler, with a homemade bomb placed in a Munich brewery where the dictator was supposed to give a speech. He was arrested, tortured and deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and later to Dachau, finally being executed a few days before the fall of the regime. The monument in his memory was inaugurated on November 8, 2011, coinciding with the seventy-second anniversary of the attack, built in steel and with a height of 17 meters, representing Elser's silhouette. Its author is the Berlin artist Ulrich Klages, who won a competition held in 2008 throughout Europe.
Written 27 December 2023
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vr64
Verona, Italy261 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
At the simple sight it might not say anything, but if you know the story of this man it is truly all different, suggestive and at the same time terrifying, the sculpture itself says nothing, but this divided feature that looks towards infinity really makes you think. I could define the way of remembering this man as truly brilliant
Written 23 August 2023
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