Frederick II of Prussia
The equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates King Frederick II of Prussia. Created from 1839 to 1851 by Christian Daniel Rauch, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture, marking the transition from neoclassicism to realism.Photo: A.Savin, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “equestrian statue of Frederick the Great” and “Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Hbf and National Opera.
Berlin Hbf
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin. Although the station isn't large, the multi-level station may appear confusing for first-time visitors.
National Opera
Theater building
Photo: Slimark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, also known as the Berlin State Opera, is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. National Opera is situated 150 metres southeast of Frederick II of Prussia.
Bebelplatz
Square
The Bebelplatz is a public square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Following World War II, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the 19th century. Bebelplatz is situated 110 metres southeast of Frederick II of Prussia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Photo: Fridolin freudenfett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.
Mitte
Mitte, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.
Frederick II of Prussia
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.51726° or 52° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
13.39274° or 13° 23′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F4MG98V+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 262455591OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q881611
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Frederick II of Prussia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “腓特烈二世”
- Chinese: “腓特烈大帝騎馬像”
- Chinese: “腓特烈大帝騎馬雕像”
- Czech: “jezdecká socha Fridricha II. Velikého”
- Czech: “Pomník Fridricha II. Velikého”
- Dutch: “Ruiterstandbeeld van Frederik de Grote”
- Finnish: “Fredrik Suuren ratsastajapatsas”
- French: “Frédéric II de Prusse”
- French: “statue équestre de Frédéric le Grand”
- French: “Statue équestre de Frédéric le Grand”
- German: “Denkmal König Friedrich II. von Preußen”
- German: “Reiterstandbild Friedrich der Große”
- German: “Reiterstandbild Friedrich II. von Preußen”
- German: “Reiterstandbild Friedrichs des Grossen”
- German: “Reiterstandbild Friedrichs des Großen”
- Greek: “ΕΦΙΠΠΟΣ ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΤΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΓΓΑΛΟΥ ΦΡΕΙΔΕΡΙΚΟΥ”
- Hebrew: “פרידריך השני, מלך פרוסיה”
- Japanese: “フリードリヒ大王騎馬像”
- Lithuanian: “Frydrichas II iš Prūsijos”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rytterstatuen av Fredrik den store”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rytterstatuen av Fredrik II av Preussen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rytterstatuen av Fredrik II av Prøyssen”
- Norwegian: “Rytterstatuen av Fredrik II av Preussen”
- Polish: “Pomnik konny Fryderyka Wielkiego”
- Russian: “Конная статуя Фридриха Великого”
- Russian: “Фридрих II”
- Ukrainian: “Кінна статуя Фрідріха Великого”
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