Statues - Hither & Thither

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Otto von Bismarck

Schönhausen 1815 - Friedrichsruh bei Hamburg 1898
German-Prussian statesman, Prime Minister of Prussia, 1862-1890; designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor; nicknamed "The Iron Chancellor"
(Wikipedia)

Reinhold Begas
1901

Description

As you see from these photos, the Bismarck monument was under construction while we visited Berlin.

Großer Stern

The Victory Column and the statues of Bismarck, Roon and Moltke originally stood in Königsplatz (now Platz der Republik), at the end of the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue). As part of the preparation of the monumental plans to redesign Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania, in 1939, the Nazis relocated the column and the statues to their present site at the Großer Stern (Great Star), a large intersection on the city axis that leads from the former Berliner Stadtschloss (Berlin City Palace) through the Brandenburg Gate to the western parts of the city.

Sculptor

Reinhold Begas (Schöneberg 1831 - Schöneberg 1911), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Berlin von A bis Z, Berlin Lexikon.

Locatie (N 52°30'57" - E 13°20'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe055; Photograph: 10 August 2013
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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