Esperanto
Esperanto is a public sculpture in Linz, Austria, standing near the city’s main railway station. About three metres high, it rises as a slender, round concrete column topped by six metal arrowheads. The arrowheads vary in size and point in every direction, including upwards. A five-pointed green star marks the column, while a metal plaque honours Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, Esperanto’s creator.
Adolph Kloska created the original monument, installed near the station in 1965. After station renovations damaged that work in 2001, Herbert Egger designed the present version from preserved plans and models. The Austrian National Library’s Esperanto Museum held those materials, helping reconnect the sculpture with its earlier form. Linz has supported Esperanto since 1922, and a local street has honoured Zamenhof since 1958. The arrows and green star give this compact artwork a clear visual language: communication reaching across borders.
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