Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin

Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial
German: Wilhelm-von-Humboldt-Denkmal
Artist	Paul Otto
Year	1882
Medium	Marble
Dimensions	5.70 m (18.7 ft)
Location	Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany

The Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial to the left of the Humboldt University main building on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian polymath and education reformer Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Created in 1882 by Paul Otto in neo-baroque style, the marble statue is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1]

Gallery

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  Early model by Reinhold Begas
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  Marble statue in 1952
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  Humboldt University main building

References

1. Bloch; Grzimek (1978), t. 292.

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

• Media related to Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin at Wikimedia Commons
• Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial – Berlin Monument Authority (in German)