Monument to Immanuel Kant, Bronze monument near Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad, Russia
The Monument to Immanuel Kant depicts the philosopher as a bronze standing figure holding a cane and hat in his left hand while gesturing with his right. The statue rests on a red granite base located in a park on Universitetskaya Street near the Bunker Museum.
The original 1864 sculpture by Christian Daniel Rauch was lost during World War II. This 1992 recreation by Harald Haake stands upon the preserved original nineteenth-century pedestal.
The monument connects Kaliningrad's German past as Königsberg with its present Russian identity through the philosopher's presence in the city. Visitors can sense at this site the layers of history that remain visible in the town.
The site is easy to reach on foot and located in a public park with a low protective fence surrounding it. Plan to visit during daytime hours when good light reveals the details of the monument and the area feels safe.
The granite base supporting today's statue comes from the original nineteenth-century installation and survived all political upheavals. During the Soviet period, the pedestal temporarily held a bust of German communist Ernst Thälmann before making way for the Kant monument.
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