National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, Equestrian memorial at Berlin Palace, Germany
The National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument featured a 9-meter bronze equestrian statue of Emperor Wilhelm I with four Victory goddesses at its corners.
The monument stood from 1897 until 1950, when the German Democratic Republic government ordered its demolition along with the Berlin Palace.
The memorial represented German imperial power through intricate bronze sculptures, including statues of lions, eagles, and allegorical figures of War and Peace.
The monument base remains at the southwestern edge of Castle Square, with sections of the original mosaic floor preserved under asphalt.
Four bronze lions from the original monument now reside in Berlin Tierpark, while the eagle sculpture is displayed at the Märkisches Museum.
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin
Inception: 1897
Architects: Gustav Halmhuber, Reinhold Begas
GPS coordinates: 52.51640,13.40000
Latest update: May 15, 2025 02:23
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