Dancing Couple, sculpted by Joachim Schmettau, Berlin, Germany
Benoît Prieur · CC0

Dancing Couple

Also known as Tanzendes Paar (Rixdorfer Tanzpärchen)

Gilt bronze figure group by Joachim Schmettau on a clinker-clad concrete base in the middle of Hermannplatz, Neukölln, Berlin. Made and installed in 1985 after a competition held for the Bundesgartenschau at Britzer Garten; the base carries the names of Neukölln's sister cities. Source: bildhauerei-in-berlin.de catalog (Tanzendes Paar, no. 6645).

Sculptor
Joachim Schmettau
Made
1985
Material
Gilt-patinated bronze
Where
Berlin, Germany
Source
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