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Lübeck
Hansestadt Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein

Lindenplatz

Kaiser Wilhelm I

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

Louis Tuaillon
1912/1921

Description

Bronze equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

Wilhelm I

1888
senats-burgerschaftsbeschluss
1897
grundsteinlegung/marktplatz
1912
auftrag/prof. l. tuaillon-berlin
1916
fertigstellung des gussmodells
1921
guss a.g. gladenbeck-berlin
1922
bewahrt vor vernichtung
durch s. buchenau-niendorf
1934
am 30 mai hier aufgestellt

Sculptor

Louis Tuaillon (Berlin 1862 - Berlin 1919), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

HL-Live, Kunststücke (9): Des Kaisers langer Ritt.
Wikipedia, Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck.
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 53°52'0" - E 10°40'24")

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Item Code: desh012; Photograph: 26 June 2013
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