Marx statue unveiled in his home town on his 200th birthday
A STATUE of Karl Marx was unveiled in his birthplace, the German city of Trier, at the weekend to celebrate his 200th birthday.
The 14-foot likeness of the revolutionary thinker was designed by Chinese artist Wu Weishan and was a present from the People’s Republic of China to the city, which voted overwhelmingly to accept the gift last year.
Rhineland-Palatinate Governor Malu Dreyer called the unveiling “a bridge for our partnership” with the socialist country.
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