Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin
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.Photo: OTFW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Statue in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “Statue of Wilhelm von Humboldt”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Opera and New Guard House.
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 130 metres southeast of Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin.
New Guard House
Photo: Code, CC BY 3.0 de.
The Neue Wache is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. Erected from 1816 to 1818 according to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel as a guardhouse for the Royal Palace and a memorial to the Liberation Wars, it is considered a major work of Prussian Neoclassical architecture. New Guard House is situated 140 metres east of Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin.
Pergamon Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pergamon Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. Pergamon Museum is situated 420 metres northeast of Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
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.
Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin
- Categories: statue, monument, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.5176° or 52° 31′ 3″ northLongitude
13.39346° or 13° 23′ 36″ eastOpen location code
9F4MG99V+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 437319063OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q24976694
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to German—“Wilhelm von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вільгельм Гумбальдт”
- German: “Wilhelm von Humboldt”
- German: “Wilhelm-von-Humboldt-Denkmal”
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