Joseph-Görres-Denkmal, Memorial in the Rheinanlagen behind the Kurfürstliches Schloss, Koblenz, Germany

The Joseph-Görres monument is a bronze figure located on the riverside promenade near the Kurfürstliches Schloss in Koblenz. The statue depicts a youth gazing upward and stands on a base made of Rochlitz porphyry.

The monument was built in 1928 to honor Joseph Görres, a 19th-century German journalist and historian. Görres championed freedom and advocated for political change during his lifetime.

The monument honours Joseph Görres, born in Koblenz in 1776, who edited the Rheinischer Merkur, a leading political daily of its time. Its location was chosen so that Görres faces the free Rhine he championed. Since 2010 the Schlossstufen, a stepped seating area, has been laid out directly in front of it on the riverbank.

The monument stands behind the palace along the riverside promenade and is easy to reach and spot. You can view it from multiple angles, particularly clearly from the river.

The monument was scheduled to be melted down during World War II but was saved through the intervention of Koblenz mayor Nikolaus Simmer. This rescue preserved its original bronze construction for visitors today.