Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal

**National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument**
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Instance of	Kaiser William monuments; equestrian statue;
Location	Bezirk Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Architectural style	baroque revival;
Architect	Gustav Halmhuber; Reinhold Begas;
Commissioned by	Kingdom of Prussia;
Heritage designation	architectural heritage monument (foundations);
Inception	1897;
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date	1950;
Significant event	demolition (1950); construction (1895–1897);
	52° 30′ 59.04″ N, 13° 24′ 00″ E
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	Q125738; Berlin cultural heritage ID: 09030068
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English: The Kaiser Wilhelm memorial was a monument to the first German Emperor Wilhelm I on the western side of the Berlin City Palace.

Deutsch: Das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal war ein Reiterdenkmal des ersten deutschen Kaisers Wilhelm I. an der Westseite des Berliner Stadtschlosses an der Spree.

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section pedestal along the line e-f in plan

Memorial

The Berlin City Palace and the houses of the Schlossfreiheit, demolished for the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial
The Kaiser Wilhelm memorial and the Berlin city palace around 1900
The Kaiser Wilhelm memorial around 1900, in the background Carl Friedrich Schinkels Bauakademie
Kaiser Wilhelm I., sculpted by Reinhold Begas
Kaiser Wilhelm I., sculpted by Reinhold Begas
Kaiser Wilhelm I., sculpted by Reinhold Begas
Viktoria vom Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal (Gipsmodell)
Viktoria vom Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal (Gipsmodell)
Quadriga von Johannes Götz
Kriegsrelief zum Nationaldenkmal, von Reinhold Begas
Friedensrelief zum Nationaldenkmal, von Reinhold Begas
Carl Van Vechten in front of figure of War. August 1930
postcard, 1897, revealment of the memorial
postcard, 1897
postcard, 1898
postcard, 1899
postcard, 1899
postcard, 1899
postcard, 1899
postcard, around 1900
postcard, around 1900
postcard, 1901
postcard, 1901
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Stamp of Deutsches Reich in 1902
Painting by Lovis Corinth in 1923
Bronzeadler von August Gaul (vor dem Berliner Stadtschloss), heute Märkisches Museum

pedestal

vault under pedestal

statues of lions (today in Tierpark Berlin)

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lions

statue of eagle (today in Märkisches Museum (Berlin))

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Alternative names	r. begas; Reinnhold Begas; reinhold begas
Description	German sculptor, painter, university teacher and visual artist
Date of birth/death	15 July 1831	3 August 1911
Location of birth/death	Berlin-Schöneberg	Berlin-Schöneberg
Work period	1852 –1904
Work location	Berlin
Authority file	: Q603105 VIAF: 76587940 ISNI: 0000000066642584 ULAN: 500117253 LCCN: nr99030071 WGA: b/begas/reinhold GND: 119469081 SUDOC: 08101340X BNF: 14969295r BIBSYS: 90187898 NKC: pna2014807604 RKD: 5944 J9U: 987007421875905171 Koninklijke: 115385630 WorldCat