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Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein

(known as "Freiherr vom Stein")
Nassau 1757 - Cappenberg 1831
Prussian statesman who introduced the Prussian reforms that paved the way for the unification of Germany
(Wikipedia)

Gustav Eberlein
1901

Berlin / Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein

Description

Half-length statue of Vom Stein reading a scroll, with next to him a pile of books with an owl. The statue stands on a Greek colum

Inscription(s)

freiherr
vom un zum stein

Annotation

The monument was sculpted by Gustav Eberlein as a part of the group of monuments of King Frederick William III, created for the former Victory Boulevard. Since 1976 the monument is in Spandau.

Sculptor

Gustav Heinrich Eberlein (Spiekershausen 1847 - Berlin 1926), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Denkmäler in Spandau.
Wikipedia, Siegesallee.

Locatie (N 52°32'16" - E 13°12'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe080; Photograph: 11 August 2013
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