# Philipp-Reis-Denkmal

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The Philipp-Reis-Denkmal stands in Frankfurt am Main as a history memorial honouring Philipp Reis, recognised as one of the telephone’s inventors. Friedrich Hausmann created the memorial in artificial stone. A portrait bust of Reis rises from a tall stele, giving the composition its central focus. Two nude young men flank the bust. Each figure appears to use a telephone device developed by Reis, turning communication into the monument’s visible subject. Their presentation caused controversy when the memorial was unveiled.

The Physikalischer Verein proposed the memorial after Reis publicly demonstrated his telephone near Eschenheimer Tor. That demonstration took place in the society’s building. Reis was born in Gelnhausen and worked as a teacher and inventor interested in transmitting sound across distances. His work influenced later telecommunications and figures such as Alexander Graham Bell. Jugendstil elements connect the artificial-stone monument with its period’s artistic language and ideas about progress. The wheelchair-accessible memorial brings together Frankfurt history, scientific memory, and a striking portrait composition.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_PhilippReisDenkmal_6749fb4c8c3d1fed504f4018_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Johann_Philipp_Reis.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_PhilippReisDenkmal_6749fb4c8c3d1fed504f4018_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Denkmal_für_Johann_Philipp_Reis,_den_offiziellen_Erfinder_des_Telefons,_Frankfurt_am_Main,_Deutschland.JPG)

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