Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Wülfrath)
The Kaiser Wilhelm monument in Wülfrath ( Mettmann district ) is on the border with Wuppertal , within sight of Aprath Castle .
topology
The monument stands on a hill that is circled by Landesstraße 74 (here: Wiedener Straße ). The Landstrasse is the connection between the Wuppertal district of Vohwinkel and the city of Wülfrath. The hill is surrounded by fields and meadows, the monument itself is loosely encompassed by tree planting. There is also a flagpole next to the monument. The railway line of the Prince Wilhelm Railway , which is now used by an S-Bahn , and the federal motorway 535 are also within sight .
history
The memorial was donated or commissioned by Karl Rumpff , the owner of Aprath Castle at the time. The monument was not only dedicated to the emperor, but also to the warrior associations. According to the plans of the Berlin building councilor Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse , the monument, d. H. the Fiale was created by the Berlin company Gebr. Zeidler. The bust of the emperor was made by the sculptor Rudolf Schweinitz .
The monument was inaugurated on July 5, 1890. In addition to relatives of the deceased founder, the district commander Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf from Barmen and delegations from the war clubs in the Mettmann area took part in the celebration. in the 1950s the inscription panels were stolen and the imperial bust was repeatedly damaged by force. At the beginning of the 1980s, the imperial bust was stored in the Mettmann City Archives. At the end of 1982, the remainder of the monument was also dismantled and dumped.
The monument is now back in its place (mentioned above).
description
The imperial monument was executed in the form of a two-part, hexagonal Gothic fial column made of syenite with a bust of Emperor Wilhelm I made of Carrarian marble , erected on Bismarckplatz next to Aprath Castle. When the monument was consecrated, the square on which the monument stands was renamed “Bismarckplatz” with the express permission of the Prince. In the lower part of the round temple there is the larger than life bust of the emperor, in the upper, hall-like part the helmet of Burgrave Friedrich von Nürnberg , the first elector in the Mark Brandenburg.
The inscription plaque, which has not survived, dedicated the monument to the emperor with the words:
" Wilhelm I
Magnus Imperator "
This inscription translates as: "Wilhelm I / Great General".
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Aprath Castle
- ↑ Trail 7: Processional Cross-Kaiser Wilhelm Monument ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 ° 16 ′ 24.6 " N , 7 ° 4 ′ 23.7" E