Sopra una taverna di Chicago c’è questa statua. Ma nessuno sa esattamente di cosa si tratta. La storia racconta che un immigrato tedesco si ispirò a qualcosa della sua città natale o al folklore e volle averne una versione a Chicago. Sembra familiare a qualcuno?
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di RoughIntelligent9217
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That’s Jesus
Looks like Hercules to me. It was common around the turn of the 20th century for Hercules to be depicted on buildings to represent strength and virtue. Especially so if it was commissioned by an educated German immigrant.
Edit: looking closer I’m not sure if that’s the typical lion pelt associated with Hercules, but this might just be a lower budget sculpture.
Here you`ll find some answers and theories. [https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/64167](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/64167) However, you cannot open it with a German IP address, but a Canadian one worked, for example.
The OP says: It`s named Stone Caveman – and that he wears a bearskin outfit
Carved in 1915 by Nicholas Ivancic, the building owner.
Would be helpful to know what hometown that was (or at least the region). There are loads of local folk tales.