Monument to Landgrave Elizabeth

Monument in front of the apse of the English Church

The Landgravine Elizabeth monument is a portrait bust and a cultural monument in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse.

history

Elisabeth of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1770–1840), due to her marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg , gained high esteem as a patron of the citizens and the city of Homburg , so that Victoria Kaiserin Friedrich (1840–1901) erected a monument her great-aunt suggested. Her son, Kaiser Wilhelm II, granted her wish, but only after Victoria's death. The unveiling by him and his uncle, the British King Edward VII. Took place in August 1908 in front of the apse of the English Church . The sculpture is a listed building .

layout

The white marble portrait comes from the sculptor Prof. Fritz Gerth (1845–1928). The bust , which imitates the Baroque style, stands on a stone base flanked by volutes . The Landgrave is shown at a young age and dressed according to the fashion of the Empire.

Individual evidence

1. ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (ed.): Monument Landgräfin Elizabeth In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse . Retrieved April 2, 2016.

literature

• Gerta Walsh: Victoria Kaiserin Friedrich, In: Messages from the Association for History and Regional Studies in Bad Homburg in front of the height 47 (1998) pp. 79-103 online
• Louise, Das Bad Homburg Magazin , issue 03/2013, page 9 (PDF; 5.1 MB)

Web links

Commons : Cultural heritage monuments at Ferdinandstraße (Bad Homburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description of the monument  in the German Digital Library

• City of Bad Homburg: sights in the city, monuments in the city. In: Bad Homburg Tourism. Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 30.4 ″  N , 8 ° 37 ′ 22.4 ″  E