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Grosser Tiergarten
(Luiseninsel)

Königin Luise von Preußen

Queen Louise of Prussia

Luise Prinzessin zu Mecklenburg
Hannover 1776 - Schloss Hohenzieritz 1810
Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III
(Wikipedia)

Erdmann Encke
1880

Description

Marble statue of the queen. The base is decorated with reliefs, representing scenes from the Wars of Liberation.

Inscription(s)

zum andenken
der königin
LUISE
von ihren verehrern
dem kaiser
WILHELM
zum 22. maerz 1877
gewidmet

Annotation

Unveiled 10 March 1880. The present statue is a marble copy of 2013.

Sculptor

Erdmann Encke (Berlin 1843 - Neubabelsberg 1896), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

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

Locatie (N 52°30'38" - E 13°21'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe045; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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