Blucher Monument (Breslau)
The Blücherdenkmal was a memorial in honor of the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher on the Blücherplatz (also salt market ) in Breslau .
history
The history of the Blücher monument in Wroclaw begins with the formation of a monument committee in the city of Wroclaw in 1815. It was designed by the Berlin sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch . In October 1819 Rauch erected a 1: 1 model made of canvas and cardboard at the intended location, in the middle of the square Blücherplatz, in order to check the proportions. Two years later, the statue was cast in bronze in the Royal Casthouse in Berlin. When the statue arrived in Breslau on November 27, 1824, the base (by Carl Ferdinand Langhans ) was not yet ready due to lack of money and so the statue was stored in a shed. The Blücher monument was inaugurated on August 26, 1827.
On the monolith made of gray granite, Blücher represents in a striding position. With his left hand stretched upwards, he seems to indicate the direction “forward”, with his right hand he has taken a sword. Four eagles at the corners of the base are connected by garlands. The dedication inscription in originally gilded letters can be read on the front of the base: WITH GOD FOR KING AND FATHERLAND .
As a protective measure against bombing, the statue was removed in autumn 1944 and buried in the botanical garden. After the end of the war, the statue of Blüchers was dug up again. It was not until 1949 that the statue was finally scrapped. The Mała Iglica ( Small Needle ) sculpture stands in the same place today .
Web links
- Pictures from the monument (Polish)
- General Blücher in Poland (Polish)
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 33.9 ″ N , 17 ° 1 ′ 46 ″ E