The Historiensäule or "History Column" was presented to Koblenz from the state of…read moreRhineland-Palatinate in 1992 to commemorate its 2000th anniversary. Installation was delayed until 2000 due to sculptor Jürgen Weber's illness. The column tells the 2000-year history of Koblenz in ten scenes, from Roman times to the present day. What hits hard is that 4 of the 10 scenes are destructive: i.e., crusades/ slave trade, Thirty Years War/ witch hunts of the Counter Reformation, French Revolution, and WWII.
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