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.
Goethe-Schiller Denkmal
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