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Erzbischof Engelbert I. von Köln

Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne

also known as Count Engelbert II of Berg or Saint Engelbert
Schloß Burg 1185-86 - Gevelsberg 1225
Archbishop of Cologne, 1216-1225
(Wikipedia)

Paul Wynand
1925

Burg an der Wupper / Erzbischof Engelbert I. von Köln

Description

Bronze equestrian statue of Count Engelbert with a bishop's miter and a sword.

Burg an der Wupper - Erzbischof Engelbert I. von Köln
The statue (center of image) in the bronze model of the castle

Inscription(s)

ENGELBERT II
GRAF VON BERG
1185-1225

dem grossen sohn des bergischen
landes

Information Sign

Engelbert II. (1185-1225)

Reiterstandbild, Bronze, Hohlguß, ursprünglich vergoldet.
von Paul Wynand (1925)

Graf Engelbert II. von Berg, Erzbischof von Köln und Reichsverweser
des Heiligen Römischen Reiches unter dem Stauferkaiser Friedrich II.
ließ in den Jahren 1218-1225 die Anlage zur weitläufigen Hofburg
umbauen mit Palas, Wehrgängen, Mauern, Toren und Türmen.

Engelbert II. (1185-1225)

Equestrian statue, bronze, hollow cast, originally gilded.
by Paul Wynand (1925)

Count Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne and Imperial regent
of the Holy Roman Empire under the Staufer Emperor Frederick II
had in the years 1218-1225 the castle rebuilt to the spacious castle
with palace, ramparts, walls, gates and towers.

Sculptor

Paul Wynand (Elberfeld [Wuppertal] 1879 - Berlin 1956), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Solingen, Kunst in der Stadt.

Locatie (N 51°8'15" - E 7°9'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw638; Photograph: 6 October 2018
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