Blücher Memorial, Berlin

Blücher Memorial
German: Blücher-Denkmal
Artist	Christian Daniel Rauch
Year	1826
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	7.85 m (25.8 ft)
Location	Bebelplatz, 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]

Gallery

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  Full view, 1870s
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  Blücher statue
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  "Return of the Quadriga" relief
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  Original location on Unter den Linden
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  Current location on Bebelplatz

See also

• Gneisenau Memorial, Berlin
• Yorck Memorial, Berlin

References

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

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.

External links

• Blücher Memorial – Berlin Monument Authority (in German)