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Essen
Stadt Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kettwiger-Straße / Burgplatz

Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Emperor Wilhelm I

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

Hermann Volz
1898

Description

Equestrian statue, placed on an elevated plateau.

Inscription(s)

WILHELM I.
1797-1888

Sculptor

Hermann Volz (Karlsruhe 1847 - Karlsruhe 1941), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal (Essen).
Skulpturen Kulturraum NRW, Essen.

Locatie (N 51°27'18" - E 7°0'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw939; Photograph: 30 July 2022
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