Shakespeare Statue, Facade of Opera House, Dresden, Germany
- Constructed: 1841
Statue of William Shakespeare on the Statue, on the façade of Semperoper Dresden opera house.
History
Description / Materials
History
Seated statue of William Shakespeare, situated in a niche on the façade of Dresden Semperoper.
Inscription reads: ‘for Semper Oper, designed by Ernst Rietschel and Ernst Hähnel’.
Shakespeare’s statue is placed alongside Molière, Euripides and Sophocles; while, in niches above, Goethe and Schiller stand.
From Vanderkrogt
Description / Materials
Marble statue (theatre)
