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The only two equestrian statues are in Cologne (a free-standing monument on the Hohenzollern Bridge) and in Wuppertal's Elberfeld district (a 3/4 scale relief). Emperor William monuments were mainly built in Prussia and in larger cities outside of Prussia, usually on the initiative of private individuals. The organization of finance, tendering ...
The Princesses Monument (German - Prinzessinnen-Denkmal) or Princesses Group (Prinzessinnengruppe) is a sculpture by the German artist Johann Gottfried Schadow showing the sisters Louise and Frederica, princesses of Prussia. Schadow first produced busts of the sisters and then between 1795 and 1797 produced the full-length life-size group ...
German decorations of the First World War were those medals, ribbons, and other decorations bestowed upon German soldiers, sailors, pilots and also for civilians, during the First World War. These special awards were awarded by both Imperial Germany and various German Kingdoms and other states and city-states of the Reich.
The equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates King Frederick II of Prussia. Created from 1839 to 1851 by Christian Daniel Rauch , it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture, marking the transition from neoclassicism to realism .
Genius in old German armour and cloak, stabbing a dragon cranking beneath his feet Tieck Prince William (1783–1851), brother of the king Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 27 February 1814 Youthful genius in ancient Greek armour with a lance and a shield with the Prussian coat of arms Wichmann Prince William (I), son of the king Battle of Paris,
King William I of Prussia became William I, German Emperor on 18 January 1871 during the unification of Germany. The Kingdom of Prussia became the predominant state in the newly created German Empire. William decreed new arms on 16 August 1873. The number of quarters was again 48 with three escutcheons.
The golden statue atop the column, cast in 1873 by the Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck foundry in Berlin, [9] [10] was featured in the music video to U2's 1993 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)", an homage to Wings of Desire. During the years of the techno Love Parade, the column was a meeting point where large numbers of people danced together. [11]
The Prussian national and merchant flag was originally a simple black-white-black flag issued on May 22, 1818, but this was replaced on March 12, 1823, with a new flag. The revised one (3:5) was parted black, white, and black (1:4:1), showing in the white stripe the eagle with a blue orb bound in gold and a scepter ending in another eagle.