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Blücher Memorial, Berlin

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Blücher Memorial
German: Blücher-Denkmal
ArtistChristian Daniel Rauch
Year1826
MediumBronze
Dimensions7.85 m (25.8 ft)
LocationBebelplatz, Berlin, Germany

The Blücher Memorial on Bebelplatz green space in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian field marshal and freedom fighter Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819). Created from 1819 to 1826 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture. 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 the current location.[1]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 92.

Further reading

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  • 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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