Return to topįriedrichshafen 4: Städtischer Friedhof Hindenburg CrewĪnd at the Städtischer Friedhof - Hauptfriedhof Friedrichshafen (Municipal Cemetery - Main Cemetery Friedrichshafen) there is a large memorial to seven German airshipmen. There is an identical statue of Graf Zeppelin at the AERONAUTICUM in Wurster Nordseeküste, Germany, (Lat Lon) 53.775013 008.638329. This site is a conference center situated on Northern side of Lake Constance, nevertheless the national pride in Graf Zeppelin is on display here. There is also a tribute to Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin at the "Graf-Zeppelin-Haus" in Friedrichshafen. Great thanks to author Ian Castle who provided photos of the monolith with the text of the inscriptions. Schneider-Manzell, hales from Friedrichshafen-Manzell. The monument was erected by sculptor Toni Schneider-Manzell (1911-1996) and inaugurated in 1985. "In 1900 the airship LZ1 rose in the Manzeller Bay on its first tripġ929 LZ127 circled the world and pushed into the arctic to open the gate to world air traffic and regular scheduled serviceĪnd on the third third side: "In honor of Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin built in gratitude by the city of Friedrichshafen". " It is enough to wish for something and to believe in it then it will be a success. The simple, but imposing bronze column rises to a height of 42.6 ft (13 m) and is adorned with an inscription of Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin's words: In the middle of the town gardens and not far from the Zeppelin-Brunnen (Zeppelin Fountain), you'll find the Zeppelin Denkmal (Zeppelin monument). In Google Maps:įriedrichshafen 2: Monolith to Count Graf von ZeppelinĪlso in Friedrichshafen is a striking black triangular monolith, not far from the fountain (above), another honor to Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Here is a pretty good close-up of the original statue from 1909 which is in the center of the fountain: In 2000, the fountain was rebuilt as a reconstruction of the original. The statue in the fountain is the original statue from 1909, having survived both World Wars. In no particular order, this 1st monument is a fountain honoring Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin. It should be no wonder that Friedrichshafen honors this great man with quite a number of monuments. There, Zeppelin built his first airship (on the banks of Lake Constance at Manzell) and created his company which soon dominated the airship world. Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen 1: Fountainįriedrichshafen was the de-facto home of the Zeppelin factory from the late 1800's to the mid 1900's.
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