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Share. A white giant in the Schwabing district: the 17-metre-high Walking Man by US artist Jonathan Borofsky on Leopoldstrasse is not to be missed. This snow-white steel pipe sculpture has been towering in front of the entrance to the Munich Re insurance company building in Schwabing since 1995.
Walking Man is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing 17 metres (56 ft) tall and weighing 16 tonnes (35,000 lb). It is located on the Leopoldstraße in Munich, next to the Munich Re business premises. It was presented to the public on 21 September 1995 by then-head of Re, Hans-Jürgen Schinzler, and then-mayor of Munich, Christian Ude. [1]
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Striding beside Leopoldstrasse in the suburb of Schwabing, the Walking Man statue presides purposefully over the immediate area. The statue almost appears to be walking towards the entrance of the adjacent Munich Re Foundation Building. Just a couple of minute’s walk north up Leopoldstraße from the Munich Siegestor, and only minutes to the West of ...
The Walking Man is the work of American sculptor artist Jonathan Borofskythat he created in 1995 on commission from Munich Re and the City of Munich. Actually sculptured by Borofsky over a period of 12 months in Sun Valley, California in the USA, the statue of the Walking Man was transported to Munich in pieces where the statue then took a further ...
The Walking Man Munich design was inspired by the hectic life of humankind and features progress, purposefulness, and pace as part of its underlying message and symbolism. Certainly when one views the Walking Man sculpture you get the impression of human progression and the hunger for knowledge. Well, the absolute Munich team did anyway! Whilst we ...
After checking out the Walking Man of Munich nearby you could spend hours roaming the nearby English Gardens, marvel at the wonderful Bavarian Victory Gate (Siegestor), or perhaps visit the museum district of Munich (the Kunstareal) where you can immerse yourself in much more art, both modern and historical! There are plenty of eateries in this are...
The faceless giant figure that is the Walking Man of Munich is very popular with kids as they walk past and was received very well by both critics and by the Munich public who, after 20 years, has now adopted the walking man as one of their own. A Münchnerthrough and through, some might say. Have you visited the Walking Man? What did you think of t...
Walking Man in Schwabing. Der Walking Man ist eine von Jonathan Borofsky (Jg. 1942, Boston) entworfene Skulptur, die im Münchner Stadtteil Schwabing aufgestellt wurde.
Walking Man es una escultura de 1995 de Jonathan Borofsky que mide 17 metros (56 pies) de altura y pesa 16 toneladas (35 000 libras). Está ubicado en Leopoldstra e en Munich, al lado de los locales comerciales de Munich Re. Fue presentado al público en la calle 21 de septiembre de 1995 .
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Walking Man, 17 meters tall, steel inner structure with fiberglass outer shellPermanent installation, Munich Re building, Munich, Germany, 1995This sculpture was made in sections at the La Paloma factory in Sun Valley, California.
Ein weißer Riese im Stadtteil Schwabing: Der 17 Meter hohe Walking Man des US-Künstlers Jonathan Borofsky an der Leopoldstraße in München ist nicht zu übersehen. Die schneeweiße Stahlrohrskulptur überragt seit 1995 den Straßenabschnitt vor dem Eingang der Münchner Rück in Schwabing.
