Yorck Memorial, Berlin
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| Yorck Memorial | |
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| German: Yorck-Denkmal | |
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| Artist | Christian Daniel Rauch |
| Year | 1855 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 5.48 m (18.0 ft) |
| Location | Bebelplatz, Berlin, Germany |
The Yorck Memorial on Bebelplatz green space in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian field marshal and freedom fighter Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759–1830). Created from 1840 to 1855 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a piece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1] 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.
Gallery
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Full view, 1870s -
Yorck statue -
Front relief -
Back relief -
Current location (left) -
Original location (left)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 94.
Further reading
[edit]- Bloch, Peter; Grzimek, Waldemar (1978). Die Berliner Bildhauerschule im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Das klassische Berlin (in German). Berlin: Propyläen. ISBN 978-3-549-06631-7.
External links
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- Yorck Memorial – Berlin Monument Authority (in German)
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