Schiller Monument, Monument on Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin, Germany

The Schiller Monument is a marble and iron statue on Gendarmenmarkt square that depicts poet Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller standing on a pedestal. Four fountain basins with water spouts shaped like lion heads surround the base and are an integral part of the composition.

Funds were raised for a Schiller monument during the 1859 celebrations of his 100th birthday: Crown Prince Wilhelm and the city each gave 10,000 Thaler, the public 12,680 Thaler. The foundation stone was laid that day without a design; in 1864 the commission went to Reinhold Begas, whose work was made in 1864–1869. The Franco-Prussian War delayed the unveiling to 10 November 1871, Schiller's 112th birthday.

Four female figures at the fountain basins represent areas that shaped Schiller's work: lyric poetry, tragedy, history, and philosophy. These sculptures show which themes and artistic forms the writer explored in his writings.

The monument stands on Gendarmenmarkt square in front of the Concert Hall and is easily reached via nearby subway and train stations. The square is open to the public and you can visit at any time, though daytime offers the best light for viewing the details.

The monument's fountain design was never actually used as a fountain; the lion-head spouts stayed dry until the city restarted the water in 1902. A bronze copy of the statue stands in Schiller Park in Wedding, cast from metal taken from a Rathenau memorial fountain removed by the Nazis in 1934.