Equestrian statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (Merseburg)

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Equestrian statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III.

The equestrian statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. is a monument to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. in the city of Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt .

location

It is located in the listed castle garden , north of Merseburg Castle , west of the course of the Saale .

Architecture and history

Equestrian statue in St. Sixti, 1995
Monument in the park, 2012

The monument shows the king, larger than life, sitting on a horse. The bronze sculpture stands on a narrow, high plinth, on the front of which is the inscription referring to the king: Friedrich Wilhelm the Third 1797 - 1840 . The statue was created by Louis Tuaillon in 1910/11, according to other sources in 1913 or 1918 . It is said to have only actually been erected in the palace garden in 1935, although a ceremonial unveiling was waived. After restoration, the monument was re-erected in 1998.

literature

  • Falko Grubitzsch, Marina Meincke-Floßfeder: List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 6.1, Merseburg-Querfurt district (I), Merseburg district. fly head publishing house, Halle an der Saale 2000, ISBN 3-910147-66-6 , page 141.
  • Peter Ramm, Hans-Joachim Krause (edit.): Dehio manual of German art monuments, Saxony-Anhalt II: administrative districts Dessau and Halle. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03065-4 , page 552.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Falko Grubitzsch, Marina Meincke-Floßfeder: Monument Register Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 6.1, Merseburg-Querfurt district (I), Merseburg district. Flugkopf Verlag Halle, 2000, ISBN 3-910147-66-6 , page 141
  2. ^ Peter Ramm / Hans-Joachim Krause, Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Saxony-Anhalt II: administrative districts Dessau and Halle. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03065-4 , page 552
  3. ^ Friedrich Wilhelm III. on merseburg.im-bild.org
  4. ^ Friedrich Wilhelm III. on merseburg.im-bild.org

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 36.5 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 3.3 ″  E