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Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz

Kaiser Friedrich III.

Emperor Friedrich III

Potsdam 1831-Potsdam 1888
King of Prussia and German Emperor from 9 March to 15 June 1888
(Wikipedia)

Josef Uphues
Martin u. Piltzing (Berlin)
1897

Description

Bronze statue on a pedestal of granite. On the front of the pedestal a bronze coat-of-arms, in de sides WöRTH / 6. aug. 1870 and SEDAN / 1. sep. 1870.

Inscription(s)

unserem kaiser
FRIEDRICH
in liebe und
dankbarkeit

Signature

J. Uphues 1897
Geg. Martin u. Piltzing Berling

Old Postcard(s)

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Sculptor

Josef Uphues (Sassenberg 1850 - Berlin 1911), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Wiesbaden, Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 50°5'4" - E 8°14'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs013; Photograph: 7 September 2010 / updated: 5 March 2011
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