Hermann Heights Monument
Hermann Monument | |
Hermann Heights Monument in 2024 | |
| 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 |
| 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, 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.