Schilling's figures are encased
Invitation to the photo session: on Tuesday, 5 November, from 9.30 a.m.
On Tuesday, 5 November, from 9.30 a.m., the Schilling statues in the park by the castle pond will once again receive their regular winter protection, the so-called enclosure. The four "Four Times of Day" sandstone sculpture groups created by Johannes Schilling will be encased in acrylic glass protection.
Media representatives are invited to a photo opportunity.
The enclosures will be lifted into place using a crane. To ensure that the figures are not damaged in the process, the employees of the Parks Department and the crane operator need a great deal of dexterity. The work can therefore only be carried out in favourable wind conditions.
In spring 2025, the winter protection of the Schilling figures will be removed again and stored at the municipal building yard.
The Schilling figures are among the artistic and sculptural gems from the classicist period that are known far beyond Chemnitz. The sculptor Johannes Schilling (1828 to 1910) from Mittweida created them as allegories of the times of day. They are called "The Morning", "The Noon", "The Evening" and "The Night".
The originals, made from Postelwitz Elbe sandstone in 1861, originally stood on Brühl's Terrace in Dresden. In 1905, they were replaced there by bronze casts (duplicates) and Chemnitz received the more valuable originals.