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| Lessing Monument | |
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 The monument in 2007 | |
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| Artist | Otto Lessing |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| 52°30′43″N13°22′30″E / 52.5119°N 13.3750°E Coordinates: 52°30′43″N13°22′30″E / 52.5119°N 13.3750°E | |
The Lessing Monument (German: Lessing-Denkmal) is a monument to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing by Otto Lessing, installed at Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany.
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