Bismarck Monument (Darmstadt)
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 Bismarck Monument (2011) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| builder | Ludwig Habich |
| architect | Friedrich Pützer |
| Construction year | 1906 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '14.4 " N , 8 ° 39' 15.6" E |
The Bismarck Monument (also: Bismarck Fountain) is a monument in Darmstadt .
History and description
The Bismarck Monument was completed in 1906. It stands in the middle of Ludwigsplatz . The memorial comes from the sculptor Ludwig Habich and the architect Friedrich Pützer .
The statue is made from Franconian shell limestone . In the four-pass-shaped, low water basin on a round base stands a higher water basin, which is emphasized by four pillars with bronze reliefs . Under the reliefs there are four small bronze gargoyles designed as animal heads . On the more than 5 meter high stone pillar with the gargoyles at the side stands the 3.50 meter high figure of Otto von Bismarck . To ensure the stability of a stone block is oak leaves - decor at the foot between the mantle and the feet.
Others
The Bismarck monument replaced the Hassia fountain on Ludwigsplatz . The Hassia Fountain was moved to Taunusplatz in 1906 and destroyed in an air raid in 1944.
Picture gallery
Bismarck Monument (historical view)
Bismarck Monument (2008)
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literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 136.
