Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars, Gothic war monument in Viktoriapark, Berlin, Germany
The 27-meter tall monument features a tapering turret adorned with cast iron statues representing twelve major battles from the Liberation Wars against Napoleon.
King Frederick William III commissioned architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel to construct this memorial between 1817 and 1821 to honor Prussian soldiers and citizens.
The monument includes a series of sculptures created by Christian Daniel Rauch and Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann that depict field marshals and royal family members.
The structure stands on Kreuzberg hill within Victoria Park, accessible from central Berlin at coordinates 52.487661 latitude and 13.381464 longitude.
The monument underwent an engineering feat in 1875 when twelve hydraulic presses lifted the entire structure to add an eight-meter pedestal beneath it.
Location: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Inception: 1821
Architects: Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Heinrich Strack
Creator: Christian Daniel Rauch, Christian Friedrich Tieck, Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann
Made from material: cast iron, clinker brick, sandstone, granite
GPS coordinates: 52.48766,13.38146
Latest update: December 7, 2025 16:19
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