Bismarck Bridge (Berlin)
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 14 " N , 13 ° 16 ′ 38" E
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| use | Road traffic, pedestrians | |
| Convicted | Grunewaldseenkette (side channel) | |
| place | Berlin-Grunewald | |
| completion | 1891 | |
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The Bismarck Bridge in Berlin-Grunewald serves as a crossing of a channel between Herthasee and Hubertussee . It is named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck . The listed bridge was built in 1891 . It is located near Bismarckplatz .
Construction
The Bismarck Bridge is built as a steel beam structure supported by neo-baroque brick arches.
layout
The design of the Bismarck Bridge was taken over by the sculptor Max Klein . The bridgeheads are flanked by four sphinxes that lie on stone pedestals. The figures are made of sandstone . In addition, four obelisks and neo-baroque vases are attached to the parapet of the bridge .
history
The bridge and the sculptures survived the Second World War without major damage.
gallery
One of the four monumental sphinxes by Max Klein
Magnificent vase on the bridge railing
Bismarck Bridge in 2006
Web links
- The sphinxes on the Bismarck Bridge, berlin.de.
- Bismarckbrücke on berlin.de , accessed on July 25, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bismarckbrücke on berlin.de , accessed on July 25, 2019.
- ↑ Landesdenkmalamt Berlin , accessed on July 27, 2019
- ↑ The Sphinxes on the Bismarck Bridge, berlin.de. Retrieved July 25, 2019.