Erlach monument
The Erlach monument in Bern is an equestrian statue of Rudolf von Erlach , the legendary winner of the Battle of Laupen .
It was designed by Joseph Simon Volmar , built by the Bernese architect Gottfried Debler together with the Solothurn master stone carver Urs Bargetzi and unveiled on May 12, 1849 on Bern's Münsterplatz . It was removed from there in 1961 and has been on the Graben promenade opposite the Bern City Theater since July 1969 .
On the front of the pedestal is written: "Rudolf von Erlach, winner near Laupen, the 21st month of fallow 1339". There is another inscription on each of the two long sides, the following on the right as seen from the rider:
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To the left of the rider is the second inscription:
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literature
- Manuel Kehrli: Rudolf von Erlach's equestrian monument in the reception of the Zofingerverein , In: Festschrift on the occasion of the 90th birthday of Dr. med. Robert Develey, Basel, Munich 2019, pp. 263–268.
Web links
- Page no longer available , search in web archives: information about Volmar and the memorial on g26.ch
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '57.3 " N , 7 ° 26' 53.1" E ; CH1903: 600719 / 199797