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| Dreländereck-Monument auf der Hafenmole des Westquai | |||
| bron W.Herzog | |||
| monument on the pierhead at the entrance to the Kleinhüningen harbour that symbolizes the common geographical point of Germany (Baden-Württemberg), France (Alsace), and Basle (Basel-Stadt). The actual point is in the river. The monument consists of three triangular twisted metal planes that form a dynamic vertical shape. The projecting corners point into the direction of the respective country that is indicated by a flag on the wing. It thus points towards a more recent historic fact: Alsace that has changed sides more than once in its history centuries belongs to France only since 1945. Presumably intended to be an optimistic sign of peaceful cohabitation it is hard to ignore the militaristic associations of the rocket or fighter-plane design of the installation. | |||
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