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Bad Cannstatt
Stadt Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg

Königsplatz 1
(Kursaalanlagen)

Wilhelm I. König von Württemberg

Lüben in Schlesien 1781 - Cannstatt 1864
King of Württemberg, 1816-1864
(Wikipedia)

Johann Halbig
1875

Bad Cannstatt / Wilhelm I. König von Württemberg

Description

Equestrian statue. Because of construction and building of the Kursaal, we could not come close to the statue.

Annotation

From 1875 to 1881 on the Wilhelmsplatz.

Sculptor

Johann von Halbig (Donnersdorf 1814 - München 1882), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Stuttgart, Denkmale für Persönlichkeiten.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 48°48'30" - E 9°13'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw132; Photograph: 18 April 2012
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