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Fundament des Lebens

Fundament des Lebens is a work of art in , , . Fundament des Lebens is situated nearby to the garden , as well as near the art gallery .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Inscription: “‘Fundament des Lebens’/ Geschenk des 1946 in Bosnien geborenen Künstlers,/ Mile Prerad,/ an alle Dortmunder Bürger./ Zum Zeichen/ für ein gutes Zusammenleben/ von Menschen verschiedener Nationalitäten.‘”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Volkssternwarte Dortmund and Westfalenstadion.

Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an observatory, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Fundament des Lebens.

Stadium
Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a football in , , Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia. is situated 1½ km west of Fundament des Lebens.

Park
Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL.
The is a large public park in , Germany. With an area of 70 ha, the park is one of the largest inner-city parks in Europe and is a popular destination for excursions and recreation in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzviertel and Hörde.

Quarter
is a of , and it has about 15,885 inhabitants. Along with the Nordstadt in the north and the Kaiserviertel in the east, it is part of Dortmund's dense inner city districts.

Suburb
Photo: DerMische, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a Stadtteil in the south of the city of in . It belongs to the Stadtbezirk Hombruch. With a population of 3,913 and an area of 2.16 km2 it is one of the smaller parts of Dortmund.

Fundament des Lebens

Latitude
51.49481° or 51° 29′ 41″ north
Longitude
7.47476° or 7° 28′ 29″ east
Inception
1987
Height
4.5 metres (15 feet)
Width
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
Open location code
9F39FFVF+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9000091888
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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Highlights include Galerie Torfhaus and Apothekergarten.

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