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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal

Emperor Wilhelm Monument

Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888
King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888
(Wikipedia)

Wilhelm von Rümann
1893

Description

Monument - 5.90 m high, 2.90 m wide and 3.70 m deep - with a complex figure program with as main message the unification of Germany:

In front of the plinth a seated woman is trying to bring two boys with their hands together, the woman represents Germania, the children are North and South Germany. Under the figure is the text: "Nord und Süd stehn Hand in Hand / Heil Dir einig Vaterland".
Above this a portrait medallion of Wilhelm I, with the text: "WILHELM I".
On top of the plinth is the winged Goddess of Victory, wearing the German imperial crown in her hands.
Tablets also identify the main events of the Franco-German War of 1870-71.

Heilbronn - Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal

Inscription(s)

PARIS
28. januar 1871
UEBERGABE
—
BERLIN
21. maerz 1871
REICHSTAGERÖFFNUNG
—
FRANKFURT
10. mai 1871
FRIEDENSSCHLUSS

PARIS
19. juli 1870
KRIEGSERKLÄRUNG
—
SEDAN
1. september 1870
ENTSCHEIDUNGSSIEG
—
VERSAILLES
18. januar 1871
KAISERKUERUNG

kaiser
WILHELM I
dem grossen
einiger
deutschlands
in dankbarkeit
gewidmet
heilbronn im jahre 1893

Signature

Ruppsche Erzgiesserei | München

Sculptor

Wilhelm von Rümann (Hannover 1850 - Ajaccio, Corse, 1906), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern in Heilbronn.

Locatie (N 49°8'40" - E 9°13'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw199; Photograph: 29 September 2014
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