Karl Marx Monument

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cultural heritage monument in Germany monument outdoor sculpture tourist attraction

The Karl Marx Monument is a massive bronze sculpture of the philosopher’s head in Chemnitz, Germany, serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s socialist-era history.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage monument in Germany → monument → outdoor sculpture → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Nischel →
associatedWith	Marxism → socialism →
category	Karl Marx monuments and memorials → bronze sculptures in Germany →
city	Chemnitz →
commissionedBy	German Democratic Republic →
country	Germany →
creator	Lev Kerbel →
depicts	Karl Marx →
designer	Lev Kerbel →
era	Cold War →
faces	Brückenstraße →
hasInscription	Workers of the world, unite! →
hasPart	granite plinth →
height	approximately 7 meters →
heritageStatus	listed monument in Chemnitz →
historicalCityNameAtConstruction	Karl-Marx-Stadt →
inception	1971 →
inscriptionLanguage	English → French → German → Russian →
isLandmarkOf	Chemnitz →
localNickname	Nischel →
locatedIn	Chemnitz → Germany → Saxony →
locatedOn	Brückenstraße →
mainSubject	Karl Marx →
maintainedBy	City of Chemnitz →
materialUsed	bronze →
near	Chemnitz city center →
ownedBy	City of Chemnitz →
periodOfConstruction	late 1960s to early 1970s →
publicAccess	yes →
style	socialist realism →
symbolOf	Karl Marx’s influence on socialism → socialist-era history of Chemnitz →
tourismType	urban landmark →
unveiledOn	1971 →
wasErectedIn	Karl-Marx-Stadt →
weight	approximately 40 tons →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brückenstraße (Chemnitz) ("Karl Marx Monument (Chemnitz)") →	formsUrbanBackdropOf
Chemnitz →	hasLandmark
Brückenstraße (Chemnitz) ("Karl Marx Monument (Chemnitz)") →	hasNearbyPublicArt
Brückenstraße (Chemnitz) ("Karl Marx Monument (Chemnitz)") →	hasProminentFeatureNearby
Lev Kerbel ("Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz") →	notableWork
Nischel →	refersTo