Editing Minden (section)

===Monuments and public art===
[[File:Pegelschlange.jpg|thumb|''Pegelschlange'' (Gauge snake)]]
Minden contains several monuments harking back to Prussian history. The monument of the [[Great Elector]], the only one for a [[sovereign]] in Minden, stands alongside the Weser bridgehead to commemorate its first Prussian ruler. In the glacis area, monuments are placed for the infantry brigade and the artillery regiment stationed in Minden, for the World War I deads of the pioneer battalion, and the deads of both World Wars. Another memorial is topped by a bust of [[Friedrich Ludwig Jahn]] (1778–1852), the "father of gymnastics", and reminds especially at the dead gymnasts of Minden. The monument to the [[Battle of Minden]] is in the Todtenhausen quarter of the town; it commemorates the decisive victory of the forces of Great Britain and their German allies. On the Great cathedral court an obelisk-like monument, topped by the [[Prussian eagle]], reminds at the Prussian victories in the [[Second Schleswig War]] of 1864 and the [[Austro-Prussian War]] of 1866, and a sarcophagus-like memorial in the glacis, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, at Major General ''Ernst Michael von Schwichow'' (1759–1823), fortress commander of Minden.

The ''Weserspucker'' (Weser spitter) in the pedestrian zone symbolizes the connection with the river; he is spitting in intervalls. A memorial in [[pyramidion]]-form at the Mittelland Canal reminds of ''Leo Sympher'' (1854–1922), the leading hydraulic engineer of the canal construction, and a bust at the {{lang|de|Martinitreppe}} of the Minden born astronomer ''Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel''.

The new steel sculpture named ''Keilstück'' (Wedge piece) by artist ''Wilfried Hagebölling'', that decorates the ''Martinikirchhof'' since 1987, has been disputed controversially in public opinion. In the early 2000s the town council decided to remove the sculpture, but caused thereby legal proceedings with the artist; finally the court of appeal confirmed the location at the original place.<ref>[http://www.kunstmarkt.com/pagesmag/kunst/_id33256-/news_detail.html ''Mindener "Keilstück" vor der Schrottpresse gerettet.''] In: ''kunstmarkt.com'', retrieved December 2012 (Judgement of the  [[Oberlandesgericht|Higher Regional Court]] in Hamm).</ref> In January 2022 the sculpture ''Pegelschlange'' (gauge snake) is placed in the flooding area at the Weser shore.<ref>{{cite web | title = Pegelschlange | url = https://www.plenge-plenge.de/aktuelles/pegelschlange-i-04-01-2022/ | website  =www.plenge-plenge.de | date = 27 January 2022 | access-date = 8 October 2023}}</ref>

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Minden Friedrich Wilhelm I.jpg|The [[Great Elector]] by [[Wilhelm Haverkamp]]
Denkmal Schlacht bei Minden.jpg|Memorial to the [[Battle of Minden]] in Todtenhausen
2010-05-21 Minden Schwichow Denkmal (5).jpg|Memorial for fortress commander ''Schwichow'' by [[Karl Friedrich Schinkel|Schinkel]]
Minden Feb 2009 058.jpg|War memorial (''Großer Domhof'')
Prinz Friedrich IR15 1.jpg|Memorial to the Infantry Regiments
Denkmal am alten Amphietheater Glacis Minden.jpg|Memorial to the Artillery Regiments by [[Eberhard Encke]]
Denkmal Campus Minden.jpg|Memorial to the deads of the Artillery Regiment No. 58
Denkmal Glacie Klausenwall.jpg|Memorial for the deads of the Pioneer Battalions
Jahn-Denkmal WK1 Marienstraße 1.jpg|Memorial for war-killed Minden gymnasts
Wasserstrassenkreuz Minden2.jpg|''Leo Sympher'' memorial at the [[Mittelland Canal]]
KeilstückWilfriedHagebölling.JPG|''Keilstück'' on the ''Martinikirchhof'' in front of "Army bakery" (left) and "Granary"
Weserspucker 7534.jpg|upright|The Weser spitter
Bessel Minden.JPG|Bust of astronomer [[Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] 
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