Bülow Memorial, Berlin

52°31′02″N 13°23′44″E / 52.51716°N 13.39550°E / 52.51716; 13.39550

The Bülow Memorial on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian army general and freedom fighter Friedrich Wilhelm Bülow von Dennewitz (1755–1816). Created from 1819 to 1822 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1]

Until 1951 the memorial stood to the left of the Neue Wache, with which it formed an urban ensemble, and since 2002 it has stood opposite it. The marble statue was removed in 2021 due to weathering and will be replaced by a replica. In this context the re-erection at the original location is being discussed.

Gallery

  • Bülow statue
    Bülow statue
  • Front relief
    Front relief
  • Right relief
    Right relief
  • Back relief
    Back relief
  • Left relief
    Left relief
  • Original location at Neue Wache
    Original location at Neue Wache
  • Drawing by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
    Drawing by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
  • Painting by Franz Krüger
    Painting by Franz Krüger

See also

  • Scharnhorst Memorial, Berlin

References

  1. ^ Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 89.

Further reading

  • Bloch, Peter; Grzimek, Waldemar (1978). Die Berliner Bildhauerschule im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Das klassische Berlin (in German). Berlin: Propyläen. ISBN 978-3-549-06631-7.

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