Bismarck Memorial

Public Art : Bismarck Memorial (Bismarck-Nationaldenkmal)

Sculptor : © Reinhold Begas

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Description : The bronze and granite memorial includes a bronze Prince Otto von Bismarck in his ceremonial garb as Chancellor standing above four statues. The four bronze statues depict; Atlas carring the world on his shoulders (symbolizing Germany's world dominance); Siegfried forging the Imperial sword (symbolizing Germany's strong industrial and military strength); a woman with a dead panther under her foot (symbolizing the suppression of rebellion against the government); and finally a woman perched on a sphinx reading a document (symbolizing statesmanship).

Original Location : Located in front of the Reichstag building but was moved in 1938 by Adolf Hitler.

Present Location : Located in the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany.

History of the Bismarck Memorial :

Works of Reinhold Begas :

                    Neptunbrunnen                   Bismarck Memorial

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