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Monumentf013a2d9…b25aPlace of Remembrance
Für die Kinder des Johann Heinrich Ritz
A Memorial for Lost Childhood Dreams
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Potsdam: First Steps10 pts
Potsdam: Explorer25 pts
Potsdam: Insider50 pts
Created by Michael Christoph Wohler in 1794, the sarcophagus for Johann Heinrich Ritz's children is a striking monument. Crafted from sandstone, it depicts a cradle with a sleeping child in front of a fluted, tapering half-column.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1794
Location
Nearby
Dorfkirche Eiche
7 m away
Heinrich Christian Eckstein (1719–1796)
12 m away
Schloß Lindstedt
1.3 km away
New Palace
1.6 km away
University of Potsdam
1.3 km away
Modellfort
1.8 km away
Karl-Liebknecht-Gedenkstätte
1.4 km away
Botanischer Garten der Universität Potsdam
2.1 km away
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