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Gneisenau Memorial Artist Christian Daniel Rauch Year 1855 Medium Bronze Dimensions 5.55 m (18.2 ft) Location Bebelplatz, Berlin, Germany
The Gneisenau Memorial on Bebelplatz green space in Berlin 's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian field marshal and freedom fighter August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760–1831). Created from 1840 to 1855 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a piece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[ 1] [ 2] Unter den Linden avenue, with which it formed an urban ensemble , and since 1963 it has stood at the back of Bebelplatz green space.
Bloch, Peter; Grzimek, Waldemar (1978). Die Berliner Bildhauerschule im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Das klassische Berlin (in German). Berlin: Propyläen. ISBN 978-3-549-06631-7
Full view, 1870s
Gneisenau statue
Front relief
Back relief
Current location (right)
Original location (right)
