Schmuckplatz (Bad Homburg)
The Schmuckplatz in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is part of the spa park on the Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade . The busts of Emperor Friedrich III stand in the two curves of the oval square . and his wife Victoria to Kaiserin Friedrich . Both monuments are under monument protection .
The monument to Friedrich III.
After the death of Friedrich III. In 1888 the Taunusbote called for a memorial to be erected for him. It was proposed to erect this monument in front of the castle. Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm had rendered services to the city by making the palace a summer residence in 1878.
In 1889 the city combined the Upper and Lower Promenade and renamed them Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade. At the same time, an appeal was made to the population to finance a memorial. Well-known artists were asked for designs and in June 1890 the Berlin sculptor Joseph Uphues was commissioned to realize the winning design. Victoria Kaiserin Friedrich viewed the design in the same month and was satisfied.
The inauguration took place on May 22, 1892 in the presence of Victoria Kaiserin Friedrich, but on a small scale. In addition to the necessary restraint of the imperial widow during the mourning period , this was also due to the anger over the low donation volume. The members of the monument committee had to pay personally for the parts of the monument costs that were not raised.
Both monuments stand on high granite pedestals, which were produced by the granite grinding company Kessel & Röhl , Berlin. The larger-than-life busts made of white Tyrolean marble stand on it.
The monument to Empress Friedrich
After the imperial widow died in 1901, a similar bust was also commissioned for her from Uphues. The inauguration on August 19, 1902 was celebrated as a state act. Kaiser Wilhelm II personally carried out the inauguration. The lavish event with military ceremonies was part of the annual imperial visit to Bad Homburg.
The bust represents the empress, idealized as a youth, in courtly garb with a diadem and holding a rose.
literature
- Heinz Grosche: History of the city of Bad Homburg in front of the height . Edited by the Magistrate of the City of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe; Part 3. Die Kaiserzeit, 1986, ISBN 3-7829-0334-X , pp. 259-261.
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Hrsg.): Kurpark, monuments on the jewelry place In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
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