Statues - Hither & Thither

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Hannover
Region Hannover
Niedersachsen

Hohenzollernstraße
(Eilenriede)

Alfred Graf von Waldersee

Potsdam 1832 - Hannover 1904
Generalfeldmarschall, Chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1888 to 1891 and Allied Supreme Commander in China in 1900-1901
(Wikipedia)

Bernhard Hoetger
1916

Beschreibung / Description

Stone statue of Waldensee with a shield and a Chinese dragon at his feet.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

general
feldmarschall
graf
von waldensee

At the back:

dem ehren
bürger der
stadt
hannover
dem ruhmrei
chen strei
ter für die
grösse deut
schlands in
treuer verkl
arung gewid
met von sein
en freunden

Signiert / Signature

berhnard hoetger

Künstler*in / Artist

Bernhard Hoetger (Hörde 1874 - Interlaken 1949), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Eilenriede.
Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern in Hannover.
Olaf Hoffmann, Öffentliche Kunst in Hannover.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 52°23'5" - E 9°45'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens128; Photograph: 2 April 2014
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