Demokratieglocke

The Democracy Bell (Demokratieglocke) is a bronze-colored, egg-shaped monument on Augustusplatz in Leipzig that commemorates the Peaceful Revolution. It was unveiled on the tenth anniversary of the Monday demonstrations in 2009. The concept came from Via Lewandowsky, and it was cast in Lauchhammer. On Mondays, the bell strikes twelve times at 6:35 p.m.; on other days, it rings at random times between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. A haiku by Durs Grünbein is engraved in the granite ring. The egg shape plays on the German idiom "sich selbst ein Ei legen" (to lay an egg for oneself), pointing to historical responsibility. Locals also call the artwork the Golden Egg.