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Semicircle of columns with two female figures

Artist: Louis Wethli
Year: 1926
Material: Stone
Location: Schosshalde Cemetery, Ostermundigenstrasse 116, FAM1, by the old entrance

Background

The stone semicircle with two female figures stands in section FAM1 of the Schosshalden cemetery in Bern, by the old entrance. The City records name Louis Wethli as artist and 1926 as the year. The cemetery opened in 1877 and was extended several times afterwards. Whether this attribution and date are correct is not yet confirmed.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (en): Schosshalden cemetery

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Schosshalde Cemetery, Ostermundigenstrasse 116, FAM1, by the old entrance

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