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| Angela Merkel at Madame Tussauds museum (Berlin) |
When the wax statue of former chancellor or chief of the state of Germany Angela Merkel was created, the artists smartly chose to create it with her famous steeple pose. This perticular position of her hands, posture or pose has immortalized her as much as she has immortalized it. Perhaps, it's one of the few greatest examples in the world history.
If you really think that you already know everything about Angela Merkel's steeple then I sincerely think that you're missing something. That's why this article is going to reveal what you, most people and even most of the body language experts don't know yet about it. I've did my research for the same.
Angela Merkel's steeple pose is called as 'Triangle of Power', 'Merkel Diamond' or 'Merkel-Raute' in English and 'Merkel Rhombus' in Deutsch or German language. Although it's probably the most recognized pose world over, few in Germany have mocked, ridiculed or demonized it as well.
While standing along with other people, how and where to keep the hands is a basic question for most people. If it's about posing for a group photo, it becomes an issue and many of us appear confused by most. However, standing by keeping both hands held parallel to the torso is a default body posture for leaders and politicians. A steeple is different than this popular posture.
When adapted subconsciously, the steeple pose may convey different nonverbal or unspoken messages. However, it's broadly signified as authority, confidence or expertise. Is this the exact reason Angela Merkel consciously chose this pose over all others? Yes! You're reading it correctly - 'consciously'.
You can find her in the exact same pose in almost every photograph but her diamond steeple pose first appeared in 2002. She said, "There was always the question, what to do with your arms, and that's how it came about." Actually, the symmetry in steeple motivated her to choose it.
Many leaders or politicians have mimicked it, even in her presence. One of them is former USA president Donald Trump. Quite interestingly, a few leaders steepled in presence of Angela Merkel while she wasn't steepling at the same time. So was it a tactical move?
Sometimes, consistently standing with steeple caused a virtual discord too. While posing for a group photo, all leaders are waving their hands. However, Angela Merkel didn't waved her hand and habitually maintained her hands steepled. Isn't it problematic?
Somebody has created a very nice composite image (below) by combining the steeple pose given by her at different occasions and in the attires of various colors. However, one steeple pose is slightly different than those in the remaining 17 images.
No matter how her pose was interpreted by body language experts, communication experts, political analysts or ordinary people, it has become the long lasting mark of Angela Merkel in the minds of the millions of people accross the globe.
At least, her own political party CDU (Christian Democratic Union) used it as her symbol for the election campaing of 2013. A huge billboard was created by using a mosaic of supporters' photographs to depict the Merkel-Raute.
If you really think that you already know everything about Angela Merkel's steeple then I sincerely think that you're missing something. That's why this article is going to reveal what you, most people and even most of the body language experts don't know yet about it. I've did my research for the same.
Angela Merkel's steeple pose is called as 'Triangle of Power', 'Merkel Diamond' or 'Merkel-Raute' in English and 'Merkel Rhombus' in Deutsch or German language. Although it's probably the most recognized pose world over, few in Germany have mocked, ridiculed or demonized it as well.
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| Donald Trump steepling in presence of Angela Merkel |
When adapted subconsciously, the steeple pose may convey different nonverbal or unspoken messages. However, it's broadly signified as authority, confidence or expertise. Is this the exact reason Angela Merkel consciously chose this pose over all others? Yes! You're reading it correctly - 'consciously'.
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| Mimicking the Merkel's Diamond Steeple |
You can find her in the exact same pose in almost every photograph but her diamond steeple pose first appeared in 2002. She said, "There was always the question, what to do with your arms, and that's how it came about." Actually, the symmetry in steeple motivated her to choose it.
Many leaders or politicians have mimicked it, even in her presence. One of them is former USA president Donald Trump. Quite interestingly, a few leaders steepled in presence of Angela Merkel while she wasn't steepling at the same time. So was it a tactical move?
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| A die-hard habit sometimes created a discord. |
Sometimes, consistently standing with steeple caused a virtual discord too. While posing for a group photo, all leaders are waving their hands. However, Angela Merkel didn't waved her hand and habitually maintained her hands steepled. Isn't it problematic?
Somebody has created a very nice composite image (below) by combining the steeple pose given by her at different occasions and in the attires of various colors. However, one steeple pose is slightly different than those in the remaining 17 images.
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| Which one is a slightly different? |
No matter how her pose was interpreted by body language experts, communication experts, political analysts or ordinary people, it has become the long lasting mark of Angela Merkel in the minds of the millions of people accross the globe.
At least, her own political party CDU (Christian Democratic Union) used it as her symbol for the election campaing of 2013. A huge billboard was created by using a mosaic of supporters' photographs to depict the Merkel-Raute.
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