Apel-stones

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Two sides of Apel-stone number 47. Apelstein 47.jpg
Two sides of Apel-stone number 47.

The Apel-stones, named after the writer Theodor Apel from Leipzig who commissioned them, mark important events during the Battle of Leipzig. There are 50 in total. They were sculpted by A. F. Aster, and put up between 1861 and 1865. [1]

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References

  1. "Die Apelsteine in Leipzig".

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