Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I
The equestrian statue of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg is a bronze equestrian statue installed outside Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany.- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “Equestrian statue of the Great Elector”
- Inscription: “DIVO FRIDERICO GUILELMO MAGNO S. R. I. ARCHIC. ET ELECT. BRANDENB. SUO PATRIAE EXERCITUUM PATRI OPT. MAX. INCLYTO QUUM lNCOMPARABILIS HEROS DUM VIXIT AMOR ORBIS AEQUE AC TERROR HOSTIUM EXTITISSET HOC PIETATIS ET GLOR. AETERNAE MONUM . L. M. Q. P. PRIMUS E”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schloss Charlottenburg and Museum Berggruen.
Schloss Charlottenburg
Castle
Schloss Charlottenburg is a Baroque palace in Berlin, located in Charlottenburg, a district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough, and is among the largest palaces in the world.
Museum Berggruen
Museum
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The Berggruen Museum is a collection of modern art classics in Berlin, which the collector and dealer Heinz Berggruen, in a "gesture of reconciliation", gave to his native city. Museum Berggruen is situated 170 metres south of Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I.
ESCP Business School
University
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ESCP Business School is a French business school and grande école founded in Paris and based across Europe with campuses in Paris, Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin, and Warsaw. ESCP Business School is situated 580 metres northwest of Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spreestadt Charlottenburg and Westfälisches Viertel.
Spreestadt Charlottenburg
Quarter
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Spreestadt Charlottenburg is a quarter.
Westfälisches Viertel
Neighborhood
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Westfälisches Viertel is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km east of Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Hansaviertel
Suburb
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The Hansaviertel is the smallest Ortsteil of Berlin and is between Großer Tiergarten and the Spree River, within the central Mitte borough of Berlin. The district was almost completely destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a social housing project by international master architects such as Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, and Sep Ruf. Hansaviertel is situated 3 km east of Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I
- Categories: equestrian statue, monument, and historic site
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.52055° or 52° 31′ 14″ northLongitude
13.29577° or 13° 17′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F4MG7CW+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 1226265142OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q21130084
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Estàtua eqüestre del gran elector”
- French: “statue équestre de Frédéric-Guillaume Ier”
- French: “Statue équestre de Frédéric-Guillaume Ier”
- German: “Reiterstandbild des Großen Kurfürsten”
- Japanese: “フリードリヒ・ヴィルヘルム1世騎馬像”
- Russian: “Конная статуя Великого курфюрста”
- Spanish: “Estatua ecuestre del gran elector”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ehrenhof and Charlottenburg Palace.
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