Jan Wellem Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Two symbols of Düseldorf: Town hall and Jan Wellem monument.

The oldest part of the town hall is from the year 1570-73. Architect: H. Tussmann, 1749 redesigned by Johann Joseph Couven (addition of portal and balcony a.o.).

Duke Elector Johann Wilhelm (1658-1716), also called Jan Wellem, stands in front of the scene as a knight. The city of Düsseldorf owes its first heyday to this art parton: with the construction of the opera and art gallery he established her reputation as a city of art. In 1711, the court sculptor Gabriel Grupello created this monument to the Elector.
Translation of the inscription on the left side:'Johann Wilhelm', the Count Palatine on the Rhine, the Lord High Steward and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, the Duke of Bavaria, Jülich, Cleve, Berg, the highly meritorious Prince who has enlarged the city and founded the art gallery'
On the right side: 'Erected by the grateful citizens in 1711. Base renewed in 1831'.
Düsseldorf's landmark is considered one of the most beautiful equestrian statues north of the Alps.

By clicking on the map left side you can get a satellite photo with marker pointing onto the statue.

Clementi, gracious, danos, Charo has marked this note useful

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Clementi (45285) 2008-09-12 13:41

Ciao Laszlo,
bella foto che mostra questa piazza molto interessante, mi piace come le piante stanno invadendo questo palazzo e danno un tocco particolare.
interessante la nota.
bel lavoro
Giorgio

gracious (20017) 2008-09-13 2:41

Hello my friend Lazslo,
The image is so sharp with the best pov to include the monument and the townhall!
the ground pattern is just awesome and I loved the lust greenery that growing on the building!
thank you for the informative notes as well
many thanks again
Tony

Buin (38310) 2008-09-14 2:55

Hallo László!
Hier zeigst Du uns die "Gute Stube" Düsseldorfs - und wieder hinterlegt mit einer fundierten "Note". Schön, wie Du die hektische Stadt hier "draußen" gelassen hast. Kenne ich die Damen rechts!? ;-)
Grüße aus dem sonnigen aber kühlen Siegen (heute morgen 5°C)
an die ganze Familie!
Frank

danos (33330) 2008-09-14 23:40

Good morning Laszlo,
nice scenery of the the two landmarks of Düseldorf.I like the presentation of this quite region of the city as the greenery that surround the right part of the Town Hall.If the sky was a lit bit darke, the scene would were perfect.

have a nice week,Danos

Charo (31851) 2008-09-16 14:32

Hello my friend Lazlo,
Precious this magnificent square with that building great architecture. I love the ivy as it partially covers. Excellent light despite the day and very good details.
Best regards,
Charo

bracasha75 (22413) 2008-09-17 12:40

Halo Laszlo
Duesseldorf ist aber doch ein sehr schones ort und viele schone gebaude mahen das Duesseldorf gesicht sehr schoner,wie dieses.
Vielen dank fur mitteilung
Bratislav

paololg (14261) 2008-09-17 15:46

Bravo, caro Laszlo, sei riuscito ha comporre questa immagine in modo eccellente, con uno sharpness veramente buono che ci consente di ammirare anche i più piccoli particolari. Peccato per il cielo che non è azzurro, ma non è colpa tua. :-)
Fot eccellente!
Ciao
Paolo