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Riesenhände

Riesenhände is a work of art in , , . Riesenhände is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the museum .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Inscription: “Riesenhände/ Die Skulptur ‘Riesenhände’ ist eine von 9 Stationen des Skulpturenweges ‘Spiele mit den Sinnen’ der sich von hier bis zum Haupteingang des Dortmunder […Fehlstelle]/ Die Skulpturen […] vom Bildhauer Bernd Moenikes zum 75. Geburtstag des Botani”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brünninghausen Castle and Westfalenstadion.

Museum
Photo: Alexander Duncker, Public domain.
is a museum, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Riesenhände.

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 northwest of Riesenhände.

Park
Photo: XiscoNL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the zoological garden of , . It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter. is situated 1 km south of Riesenhände.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brünninghausen and Renninghausen.

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.

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

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Riesenhände

Latitude
51.48277° or 51° 28′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.46974° or 7° 28′ 11″ east
Height
2.8 metres (9.2 feet)
Width
1.2 metres (3.8 feet)
Open location code
9F39FFM9+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9330209887
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wasserschloss Brünninghausen and Pfeil&BogenWelt.

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