The Flensburg Lion
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en: Isted Lion
da: Istedløven
de: Flensburger Löwe (auch: Idstedt Löwe))
Monument created in the 1860s by en:Herman Wilhelm Bissen, da:Herman Wilhelm Bissen, de:Herman Wilhelm Bissen. The monument stood was in Flensburg until 1864, in Berlin until 1945, and stands today in Copenhagen. In 1874, a copy was made in Berlin, and it still stands there.
 Istedløven in Flensburg, ca. 1863 |
 The lion in Berlin, 1942 |
.gif) U.S. General Ray W. Barker officially returned the lion to King Christian X on October 20, 1945. |
 Copy from 1874 in Berlin, after its restoration in 2005 |
 Copy from 1874 in Berlin, after its restoration in 2005 |
 Original lion in Copenhagen, 2007, in front of the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum |
 Close-up |
 Side view |
 Original lion in Copenhagen, in front of the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum |
 Original lion in Copenhagen, 2009, in front of the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum |
