Scharnhorst Memorial, Berlin

Scharnhorst Memorial
German: Scharnhorst-Denkmal
Artist	Christian Daniel Rauch
Year	1822
Medium	Marble
Dimensions	5.73 m (18.8 ft)
Location	Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany

The Scharnhorst Memorial on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian military reformer and freedom fighter Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813). Created from 1819 to 1822 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1]

Until 1951 the memorial stood to the right of the Neue Wache, with which it formed an urban ensemble, and since 1963 it has stood opposite it. The marble statue was removed in 2021 due to weathering and will be replaced by a replica. In this context the re-erection at the original location is being discussed.

Gallery

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  Scharnhorst statue
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  Front relief
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  Right relief
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  Back relief
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  Left relief
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  Original location at Neue Wache
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  Drawing by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
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  Painting by Franz Krüger

See also

• Bülow Memorial, Berlin

References

1. Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 88.

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

• Scharnhorst Memorial – Berlin Monument Authority (in German)