Brunswick Lion

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The Brunswick Lion is a monumental bronze statue in Braunschweig, Germany, regarded as one of the oldest large-scale free-standing sculptures of the Middle Ages and a symbol of the city’s power.

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Brunswick Lion canonical 4
Brunswick lion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze statue
city symbol
equestrian lion sculpture
monumental sculpture
adjacentTo Brunswick Cathedral
Burgplatz
surface form: Burgplatz ensemble

Dankwarderode Castle
artisticStyle Romanesque
castingTechnique lost-wax casting
commissionedBy Henry the Lion
completionDate circa 1166
conservationStatus preserved
country Germany
creator Henry the Lion
dedicatedTo Henry the Lion
depicts lion
era High Middle Ages
function political symbol
public monument
genre Romanesque sculpture
hasOriginal Brunswick Lion original in Dankwarderode Castle
hasReplica Brunswick Lion sandstone replica in Burgplatz
height approximately 1.78 metres
heritageDesignation landmark of Braunschweig
symbol of Braunschweig
imageUsedIn coat of arms of Braunschweig
seals of the city of Braunschweig
inception circa 1166
length approximately 2.79 metres
locatedIn Braunschweig
Germany
Lower Saxony
locatedInFrontOf Brunswick Cathedral
Dankwarderode Castle
locatedOn Burgplatz
material bronze
notableFor being a rare surviving medieval monumental bronze
its role as a model for later heraldic lion sculptures
owner Braunschweig
surface form: City of Braunschweig
publicAccess exterior viewing on Burgplatz
region Northern Germany
significance first monumental free-standing bronze sculpture north of the Alps since antiquity
one of the oldest large-scale free-standing sculptures of the Middle Ages
symbolizes ducal authority
judicial power
urban autonomy of Braunschweig
touristAttraction yes
weight approximately 880 kilograms

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Brunswick hasLandmark Brunswick Lion
Brunswick, Germany hasLandmark Brunswick Lion
Burgplatz hasLandmark Brunswick Lion
subject surface form: Burgplatz (Braunschweig)
Burgplatz hasNotableSculpture Brunswick Lion
subject surface form: Burgplatz (Braunschweig)
Arms of the Dukes of Brunswick-Bevern hasElement Brunswick Lion
this entity surface form: Brunswick lion