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Stone Oriental Carpet
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Kirsten 🌺
July 5, 2021
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The carpet looks very real, but it's made of marble. Frank Raendchen, together with voluntary helpers, laid and sealed more than 1.5 tons of marble granulate in small samples.
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Andrea
August 30, 2022
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The work of art on the Wilhelminenbrücke in Hafencity is intended to commemorate the Speicherstadt as a large trading center for carpets. The stone oriental carpet is 27 m long and consists of colored granules of quartz, granite and marble.
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Kat
May 5, 2023
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The mosaic "Steinerner Oriental Carpet" on the Wilhelminen Bridge is intended to remind us of the Speicherstadt as the largest trading center for oriental carpets. The 27 meter long work of art consists of colored granules made of quartz, granite and marble.
The sculptor Frank Raendchen created the work of art in 2005 and led the restoration in 2016.
Source: abendblatt.de/hamburg/article208064793/Steinerner-Orient carpet-in-der-HafenCity-wird-restauriert.html
The sculptor Frank Raendchen created the work of art in 2005 and led the restoration in 2016.
Source: abendblatt.de/hamburg/article208064793/Steinerner-Orient carpet-in-der-HafenCity-wird-restauriert.html
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