Bronze bust of Wilhelm I (Geneicken)
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The memorial bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I is in the Bonnenbroich-Geneicken district in Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The monument was erected in 1893. It was entered in the monuments list of the city of Mönchengladbach on December 6, 1994 under no. M 053 .
location
The property is located in the rural district of Geneicken, on the maar square surrounded by old plane trees and greened.
architecture
The bronze bust of Wilhelm I follows the conventional type of portrait bust. On a high, brick pedestal, the emperor is depicted in a general's uniform with a painterly draped (ermine) coat, which, as an imperial attribute borrowed from the baroque repertoire, is intended to symbolize the dignity and importance of the depicted. The uncovered mighty head is erect and turned slightly to one side. A thoughtful, contemplative streak determines the face, which is adorned with strong whiskers, and emphasizes the imperial majesty rather than the soldier. The sculptor was Lazar Diamant from Munich .
literature
- Paul Clemen: The art monuments of the cities and districts of Gladbach and Krefeld (= The art monuments of the Rhine province . Third volume, No. IV ). Schwann, Düsseldorf 1893 ( digitized [accessed on June 2, 2012]).
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- List of monuments of the city of Mönchengladbach. (PDF; 234.24 kB) In: moenchengladbach.de. City of Mönchengladbach, July 4, 2011, accessed on June 2, 2012 .
- Käthe Limburg, Bernd Limburg: Monuments in the city of Mönchengladbach. In: on the way & at home - homepage of Käthe and Bernd Limburg. July 18, 2011, accessed February 27, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monuments list of the city of Mönchengladbach ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 23.3 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 53.4" E