Statue de Gutenberg

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The monument was erected in 1840 (the author is considered the sculptor David d'Angers).Iogann Gutenberg invented the printing method using a typesetting shrifta.Postament monument to the four sides adorned with bas-reliefs depicting the achievements knigopechataniya.Pervoy book, which appeared out of the printing press in 1455, was the Bible. In the hands of the statues of Gutenberg printed sheet with the words «Et la lumière fut» - «And there was light..."