Bison (Siemering)

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Bison
Tiergarten, Berlin 2017 002.jpg
The statue in 2017
Artist Rudolf Siemering
Location Berlin, Germany

Bison (German : Liegender Bison) is an outdoor 1902 bronze sculpture of a bison by German sculptor Rudolf Siemering, installed in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. [1] [2]

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  1. "Berlin - Bison". statues.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. "Rekonstruiert wie vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg: Wie zu Kaisers Zeiten! Der Floraplatz im Tiergarten hat seine Bronzeskulpturen zurück". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN   1865-2263 . Retrieved 2023-10-02.