Germany – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:19:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Welf VI https://equestrianstatue.org/welf-vi/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:16:30 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=26750 picture by Thomas Mirtsch

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]]> Bertoldsbrunnen Zähringen https://equestrianstatue.org/bertold-duke-zahringen/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:23:48 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=21211 This sculpture does not qualify as a statue due to the fact that it does not represent a specific person.

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]]> Alexandrine, Princess of Prussia https://equestrianstatue.org/alexandrine-princes-prussia/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:54:55 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20688 The post Alexandrine, Princess of Prussia appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Leopold zu Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen https://equestrianstatue.org/leopold-zu-hohenzollern-sigmaringen/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:42:58 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20685 The post Leopold zu Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Widukind https://equestrianstatue.org/widukind/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:42:32 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20653 Pictures by Gwexter and Rainer Freder

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]]> Friedrich Wilhelm Elector https://equestrianstatue.org/friedrich-wilhelm-kurfurst/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:45:58 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=18669 This baroque statue stood originally on the ‘Lange Brücke’, the present Rathausbrücke. The design of the statue was clearly inspired by the Marcus Aurelius example. The elector seated on his horse without stir ups, half in Roman dress and half in the dress of his time. In World War II, the statue was brought into … Continue reading "Friedrich Wilhelm Elector"

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]]> Luitpold Prinz Regent of Bayern https://equestrianstatue.org/luitpold-prinz-regent-von-bayern-2/ Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:09:35 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=13660 The post Luitpold Prinz Regent of Bayern appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Preussen, Friedrich Heinrich von https://equestrianstatue.org/preussen-friedrich-heinrich-ludwig-von/ Sat, 07 Jan 2017 13:02:39 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=13607 Part of the monument for Ludwig II der Grosse. Rauch began in 1830 , along with the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the models for a colossal equestrian monument at Berlin to honor King Friedrich II, der Grosse. This work was inaugurated with great pomp in May 1851, and is regarded as one of the masterpieces of modern sculpture, … Continue reading "Preussen, Friedrich Heinrich von"

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]]> Friedrich III https://equestrianstatue.org/friedrich-iii-2/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:10:01 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=11144 There are two equestrian statues placed on each end of the Hohenzollernbrücke over the river Rhine in Cologne. Two statues by Louis Tuaillon, of Wilhelm II (1910) and Friedrich III (1911), on the Cathedral side and the statues of Friedrich Wilhelm I and Wilhelm I, by respectively Drake and Bläser both from 1867, on the … Continue reading "Friedrich III"

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]]> Cavalry memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/denkmal-des-unbekannten-soldaten/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:53:41 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=10739 The post Cavalry memorial appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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