Statues - Hither & Thither

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Berlin
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Grosser Tiergarten
(Tiergartenstraße)

Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen - "Jung-Wilhelm"

Prince William of Prussia

Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888
King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888
(Wikipedia)

Adolf Brütt
1904

Berlin / Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen - "Jung-Wilhelm"

Description

Marble statue of the prince William of Prusse - the later Emperor William I - in the uniform of the Guard Fusiliers (Gardefüsiliere), with respect to its participation in the campaign against France in 1814.

Inscription(s)

WILHELM
prinz von preussen
1813
nachmals
Kaiser Wilhelm der Große

Annotation

The present statue in the Tiergarten a replica of artificial stone, the original marble statue is in the citadel of Spandau.

Sculptor

Adolf Brütt (Husum 1855 - Bad Berka 1939, German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Berlin von A bis Z, Berlin Lexikon.
Denkmale in Berlin, Großer Tiergarten.

Locatie (N 52°30'37" - E 13°21'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe046; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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