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Bismarck monument
Bismarck-Denkmal
Bismarck monument
View of the monument from the left in 2004
Location Hamburg, Germany
Designer Architect: Johann Emil Schaudt
Sculptor: Hugo Lederer
Material Granite
Height 35 m (110 ft)
Opening date 2 June 1906
Dedicated to Otto von Bismarck

The Bismarck-Denkmal (German for Bismarck monument) is the world-largest monument dedicated to Otto von Bismarck, located in the city of Hamburg, in the St. Pauli quarter. It is the probably most well-known memorial to Bismarck worldwide. The statue stands near the jetties of Hamburg port on the Elbhöhe, today a local recreation area. The architect was Johann Emil Schaudt; the sculptor was Hugo Lederer.

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History

Before the construction of the monument, the Elbpavillon restaurant was located at the site. J. Heckscher, in his treatise, "Das Panorama einer Reise von Hamburg nach Altona und zurück", stated that:

  • "Der Elbpavillon hat den verschiedensten Zwecken gedient. Zeitweilig war er ein sehr vornehmes Lokal, dann stieg er von seiner Höhe etwas herab. Auch die Güte der Bewirtung hat vielfach gewechselt. Stark besucht waren die Konzerte, die der Musikdirektor Behrens dort veranstaltete, dann wurde er ein gewöhnlicher Tingel-Tangel und ein Varieté-Theater, das wohl am meisten Ertrag geliefert hat. Zu erwähnen sind noch die zahlreichem politischen Versammlungen, die Ende der vierziger und in den fünfziger Jahren hier abgehalten wurden und auch eines Theaters aus dem Jahre 1836 ist zu gedenken."

The Elbpavillon was removed in 1901 and a citizen commission under the mayor at that time Johann Georg Mönckeberg agreed to build on it.

The Bismarck monument costed 500.000 goldmark,[1] and was completed in 1906.[2]

Architecture

Bismarck monument is located in Hamburg
Bismarck monument
Location of Bismarck monument in Hamburg

The monument is about 35 m (110 ft) high and has a weight of 600 t (590 LT; 660 ST), and is the world-largest Bismarck monument.[1][2]

Inside the Bismarck monument is today still a complex painting showing the Black Sun image in Wewelsburg with a central piece incorporating a sunwheel and swastikas and the texts "Nicht durch Reden werden große Fragen entschieden, sondern durch Eisen und Blut" ("Great questions will not be resolved by talk, but by iron and blood").[2][3] It is unknown where this painting came from.

During the years 1939 to 1940, the base of the statue became an airraid shelter which was meant for passers-by, visitors of the jetty and direct adjacent residents, offering protection for up to 650 people.[2] The purpose of the catacombs surrounding the monument, built in 1906, is still unknown. The inside of the Bismarck-Monument is not accessible to public visitors anymore for safety reasons.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Susanne Wiborg (2008-12-17). "Der größte Bismarck der Welt [The world-largest Bismarck]" (in German). Die Zeit. http://www.zeit.de/2006/23/A-Denkmal_xml. Retrieved 2009-11-18.  
  2. ^ a b c d Thomas Hirschbiegel (2006-07-20). "Der Titan vom Kiez wird 100 [The titan of the Kiez is 100]" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. http://archiv.mopo.de/archiv/2006/20060720/hamburg/panorama/der_titan_vom_kiez_wird_100.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.  
  3. ^ Braune Lichtmenschen. Anmerkungen zum Heidentum in rechtsextremen Szenen

Literature

  • Jörg Schilling: Distanz halten - Das Hamburger Bismarckdenkmal und die Monumentalität der Moderne, Wallstein-Verlag, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-8353-0006-7

External links

Regarding the Schwarze Sonne

Coordinates: 53°32′55″N 9°58′19″E / 53.54861°N 9.97194°E / 53.54861; 9.97194








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