Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (Cologne)

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Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

The equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia by the sculptor Gustav Blaeser , made of bronze , is located on the portal of the Hohenzollern Bridge on the right bank of the Rhine . The equestrian statue of his brother and successor Wilhelm I by Friedrich Drake is just a few meters away on the other side of the railway line. Friedrich Wilhelm IV was very committed to the completion of the cathedral building . Both monuments were originally located on the former cathedral bridge . The monument was inaugurated in 1867.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/koeln/vom-pferdestall-zum-prestigeobjekt-als-die-preussen-den-dom-vollendeten-22636070
  2. ↑ http://www.blog-zeitenblicke.uni-koeln.de/zeitgenossen-tageskalender-friedrich-wilhelm-iii/

Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 29.8 "  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 8.3"  E