Statue of Liberty against Memorial Hermann.

Hochgestreckter arm, green patina, colossal proportions: The Statue of Liberty and the Memorial Hermann have so much in common that an artist wanted to swap them already. When it comes to bizarre souvenirs goes, both structures have so much to offer.
  DPA, Reuters Statue of Liberty Memorial Hermann

What? Patriotic overloaded memorial goddess of liberty. Without pedestal 46.5 meters high and 225 tons heavy. What? Patriotic overloaded memorial of Cheruskerfürst Arminius, the winner of the Varus battle. Excluding 26.6 meters high pedestal, the sword alone weighs 550 kilos.

Where? Iceland On Liberty in New York. Where? In Detmold-Hiddesen, Teutoburg Forest.

Attracts visitors because ... it is the most famous statue in the world and, depending on the interpretation of a symbol for freedom, national pride or friendship with France. Attracts visitors because ... it is the most famous statue of Germany and depending on the interpretation of a symbol for freedom, national pride or the victory over France.

Fortunately not experienced the builder ,...... that in the Hollywood movie "Ghostbusters II" a Statue of Liberty to life and the fight against the evil helps. Fortunately not experienced the builder ,...... that fans of the football club Arminia Bielefeld to the colossus in 1999 a 130 square meter blue and white jersey überstülpten.

Whom do you here? 15,000 tourists a day - hardly a New York visitor can miss this attraction. Whom do you here? Now and again a few campierende neo-Nazis, Hermann as a nationalist symbol worship.

Risks and side effects? Please do not imitating the action of the stuntman Thierry Devaux, Miss Liberty in 2001 with a paraglider anflog by Bungyseil and wanted to jump. He verhedderte with his flight unit in the torch and had to be rescued, while Liberty Iceland because of the suspicion of a terrorist attack was evacuated. Risks and side effects? Severe cases of nuchal rigidity, if the inscription on the sword or decipher a closer look under the rock of "Herman the German" risking wants.

Why go now? Because the dollar despite the current financial crisis is still favorable. Why go now? Perhaps it is worth even a few weeks to wait - for 2000. Varus anniversary of the battle in 2009 are big celebrations planned.

Top souvenir? Seaweed Green Star crowns from foam. Top souvenir? Pins with Hermann motive in the Che Guevara-style, and the inscription "Che-Ruske."

 

THE DUELLIn the heading "The Duel" SPIEGEL ONLINE regularly compares a German and an internationally known tourist attraction. Muster in the future, among other things: Babelsberg against Hollywood, surfing in Munich against surfing in Hawaii and the Berlin Wall against the Chinese Wall.