Gneisenau Memorial, Berlin

The Gneisenau Memorial on Bebelplatz green space in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian field marshal and freedom fighter August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760–1831). Created from 1840 to 1855 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a piece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1][2] Until 1950 the bronze statue stood at the front of Unter den Linden avenue, with which it formed an urban ensemble, and since 1963 it has stood at the back of Bebelplatz green space.

Gneisenau Memorial
German: Gneisenau-Denkmal
ArtistChristian Daniel Rauch
Year1855
MediumBronze
Dimensions5.55 m (18.2 ft)
LocationBebelplatz, Berlin, Germany
  • Full view, 1870s
    Full view, 1870s
  • Gneisenau statue
    Gneisenau statue
  • Front relief
    Front relief
  • Back relief
    Back relief
  • Current location (right)
    Current location (right)
  • Original location (right)
    Original location (right)

See also

References
  1. Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 94.
  2. "Shade Sails".

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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