Goethe-Schiller Denkmal

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Bronze statue of Goethe and Schiller side by side in front of the Deutsches Nationaltheater's tall latticed windows, Weimar

Dedicated in 1857, sculptor Ernst Rietschel's bronze statue of Goethe and Schiller, standing side by side holding a laurel wreath, was Germany's first "double statue" and remains a national favorite. It's popular with German-Americans too: four exact replicas stand in cities across the US.

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