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Berlin
(Bezirk Mitte)
Stadt Berlin
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Grosser Tiergarten
(Near the Luiseninsel)

Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen

Frederick William III of Prussia

Potsdam 1770 - Berlin 1840
King of Prussia, 1797-1840
(Wikipedia)

Friedrich Drake
1849

Berlin / Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen

Description

Marble statue of the king in simple clothes. Holding a floral wreath, his left hand rest on a pedestal with a relief portrait of his wife, Queen Luise. The base is decorated with reliefs, expressing a paean to the Tiergarten.

Inscription(s)

ihrem koenige friedrich wilhelm iii
die dankbaren bewohner berlins 1849.

Signature

drake fecit 1849

Annotation

The monument was built as a thanks for the beautification of the Tiergarten, which was led by the king. It was funded by donations from all parts of the population. It was unveiled 3 August 1849. The present statue in the Tiergarten a replica of 1981, the original is in the citadel of Spandau.

Sculptor

Friedrich Drake (Bad Pyrmont 1805-Berlin 1882), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Berlin von A bis Z, Berlin Lexikon.
Denkmale in Berlin, Großer Tiergarten.

Locatie (N 52°30'41" - E 13°21'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe044; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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