Brückenaffe
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Tourist attraction in Heidelberg, Germany
The Heidelberg Bridge Monkey dates back to the 15th century. It was a stone statue sitting in the tower of the Old Bridge, which was located opposite Heidelberg’s Old Town. The purpose of the tower was to instill fear and respect in anyone arriving in the town, while the monkey represented mockery.
Address: Neckarstaden 66, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: +49 6221 5844444
The present bronze sculpture by Gernot Rumpf was erected in 1979. The monkey is a symbol of ugliness, shamelessness, lechery, and vanity: His naked rear end ...
RM CRC3A0–Brueckenaffe, bronze sculpture of a monkey next to the Alte Bruecke or Karl-Theodor-Bruecke bridge crossing the Neckar River.