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Ulanendenkmal

Uhlans' Monument

Richard Langer
Düsseldorfer Broncegiesserei
1929

Description

Bronze equestrian sculpture of a soldier on a 15½ m high column.

Inscription(s)

der
ehrenvolle
erinnerung
an das
westfalischen
ulanen
regiment
nr. 5
und seine
für das
vaterland
gefallenen
kameraden
1815-1918

Signature

??
düsseldorfer broncegiesserei g.m.b.h.

Annotation

The Ulanenregiment was founded in 1815 and stationed in Düsseldorf from 1822 to 1918.

Sculptor

Richard Langer (Nordhausen, Thüringen, 1879 - 1950), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Anna Münch, Das Ulanendenkmal in Düsseldorf (Facharbeit im Grundkurs Geschichte, Heinrich-Heine-Gesamtschule).
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.

Location (N 51°14'2" - E 6°46'17")

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Item Code: denw058; Photograph: 6 August 2009
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