Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Görlitz)

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Inauguration of the equestrian statue of Wilhelm I.

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial on the Obermarkt in Goerlitz was an equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I .

history

Obermarkt with the equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I around 1930

The monument was created by the Berlin sculptor Johannes Pfuhl and unveiled on May 18, 1893 in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II . The figures of Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke stood on both sides of the equestrian statue . The east side had the coat of arms of Upper Lusatia and that of the city ​​of Görlitz with the inscription:

“The loyal and grateful Upper Lusatia to the unifier of Germany. 1893. "

On May 11, 1939, the memorial was moved from Obermarkt to Wilhelmsplatz . During the Second World War, the bronze equestrian statue, like many others, was melted down for war purposes in 1942 as part of the “ Metal donation of the German people ” campaign.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guide through Görlitz in Silesia . Verlag des Verkehrsverein, Görlitz, S. 13 (ca.1927).
  2. ^ Ernst Kretzschmar: Görlitz as a Prussian garrison town . Stadtbild-Verlag, Görlitz 2005, p. 35 f .
  3. ^ Ernst Kretzschmar: The upper market. Kornmarkt and Görlitzer Paradeplatz (=  New Cityscape Series . Volume 3 ). Stadtbild-Verlag, Görlitz 2006, ISBN 3-939655-19-8 , p. 91 .
  4. ^ Ernst-Heinz Lemper : Görlitz. A historical topography . 2nd Edition. Oettel-Verlag, Görlitz 2009, ISBN 978-3-938583-16-6 , pp. 199 f .

Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 18.1 ″  N , 14 ° 59 ′ 10.7 ″  E