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Ludwigs Erbe
The triptych, Ludwigs Erbe is an artwork of the sculptor Peter Lenk, on the wall of the town hall of Ludwigshafen am Bodensee, Germany. The sculpture attracted attention nationwide because it features naked representations of famous politicians, including Angela Merkel. History of the artwork The art project was initiated by the local association for promotion of tourism in 2003 and was approved in a council meeting under the working title "Toilet Drama and Feudalism". Contrary to what was reported in the media, the artwork was not funded by the municipality with taxpayers' money. Instead the association of Kunstfreunde Bodman-Ludwigshafen e.V. contributed to the costs of creating the artwork, which are estimated between €30,000 and €35,000 (according to minutes of the municipal council); the community contributed €1,500 towards the artwork. According to Lenk, only the middle section of the triptych was transferred to the art association. The two side sections initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodman-Ludwigshafen - Ludwigshafen - Hafenstraße - Ludwigs Erbe 03 Ies
Bodman-Ludwigshafen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz (district), Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, located on the most western shore of Lake Überlingen, the north-western part of the Obersee (Lake Constance), Upper Lake of Lake Constance (german: Bodensee). The municipality consist of the two separate villages Bodman and Ludwigshafen on each side of Lake Überlingen. In 1975, the former municipalities ''Ludwigshafen am Bodensee'' and ''Bodman'' united to the current administrative situation. The German term for Lake Constance, Bodensee, derives from Bodman. World heritage site It is home to one or more prehistoric Stilt house, pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site, World Heritage Site. Twin towns Bodman-Ludwigshafen is town twinning, twinned with: * Mügeln, Germany, since 2000 References External links * Bodman-Ludwigshafen: History & Information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish-American anthropomorphic Pekin duck. Like his nephew Donald Duck, he has a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats varying in color. He is portrayed in animation as speaking with a Scottish accent. Originally intended to be used only once, Scrooge became one of the most popular characters in Disney comics, and Barks' signature work. Scrooge lives in the city of Duckburg (which is also Donald Duck's, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie's home city) in the fictional US state of Calisota (a blend of California and Minnesota), whose claimed location is in California in the real-world United States. Named after Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 1843 novella '' A Christmas Carol'', Scrooge is an incredibly rich business magnate and self-proclaimed "adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
