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The monument to one of the most famous sons of the city of Schweinfurt – Friedrich Rückert – is situated at Marktplatz.

The poet and orientalist, whose birth house stands at the southeast corner of the City Hall, has overlooked the activity at the lively central square of Schweinfurt ’ s civic events since 1890.

The monument was created by architect Friedrich Ritter von Thiersch and sculptor Wilhelm von Rühmann.

Allegorical figures from his works — “ Geharnischte Sonette ” (“ Withering Sonnets ”) and “ Weisheit des Brahmanen ” (“ Wisdom of the Brahmans ”) — are situated at the feet of the bronze Rückert.