Heinrich-Heine-Denkmal

Inconspicuous "denkmal"

Surrealistic monument established in a sort of outskirt mini park in the 80-ies. If you don't know it's there, it is barely noticeable. Initially it doesn't make any sense - but after a while you wil...

Fascinating monument

You should look deeper to understand the meaning of this monument. The monument was originally highly controversial because of its unconventional presentation. Easy to find.

A nose for litterature

At first you don’t understand what you are looking at...? Is THAT a nose?! Wooow. And then you realize that it’s a fantastic, almost surreal depiction of a famous dead poet - or rather his nose. ...

Touching monument

The bronze monument to the famous literary figure is located in a large park. The main body of the monument is a larger than life death mask of the author split into several parts to reflect his inner...

An historical monument.

Heinrich Heine was a famous literature person in Germany. He is dotted all over NRW. This monument is something interesting to look at as you walk on foot in Dusseldorf.