Ludwigsdenkmal, Monument to Grand Duke Ludwig IV in Worms, Germany.
Ludwigsdenkmal is a 24.30-metre monument on Ludwigsplatz in Worms, designed by city architect Karl Hofmann with sculpture by Johannes Hirt. At its west end, a fountain basin sits before a pedestal obelisk with a water spout, flanked symmetrically by stairs and two stone lions.
The monument was built in 1895 to honor Grand Duke Ludwig IV for his military command of Hessian troops during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The site itself was transformed from a military parade ground into a representative public space.
The square was renamed Ludwigsplatz after the monument, so the Grand Duke's name now marks the address of the surrounding streets. The unveiling on 15 July 1895 took place in the presence of his successor Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Princess Viktoria. The monument faces the spot where the old Paradeplatz served as a military parade ground.
The monument is located on Ludwigsplatz, surrounded by a pedestrian area and easy to reach. An underground parking facility was built beneath the square during its 1975 renovation, offering parking options for visitors arriving by car.
The monument was dismantled when an underground car park was built beneath Ludwigsplatz in 1975, then rebuilt in the early 1990s in a modified ground plan at its original spot. The reconstruction followed the design of city architect Karl Hofmann, whose sculptural decoration was carved by Johannes Hirt.
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