Hermann Monument | |
Location | Hermann Heights Park, New Ulm, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°18′25.52″N 94°28′21.47″W / 44.3070889°N 94.4726306°W |
Built | 1888–1897 |
Architect | Julius Berndt |
Sculptor | Alfonz Pelzer |
NRHP reference No. | 73000965[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
The Hermann Heights Monument is a statue erected in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. The statue depicts Arminius (German: Hermann), an ancient Cheruscan, but locals refer to the statue as Hermann the German. The only National Register of Historic Places property of its kind in Minnesota,[citation needed] the monument is a remembrance of the German ancestry of many Minnesotans. Visitors to the statue can climb the spiral staircase to an observation platform at the base of the statue, which commands a view of the town and the Minnesota River Valley below.