Martin Luther Monument (Lutherdenkmal), Wittenberg

Martin Luther Monument (Lutherdenkmal), Wittenberg

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Martin Luther Monument (Lutherdenkmal), Wittenberg

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Location: Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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July 26, 2019

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In 1805 the "Patriotic Literary Society of the County of Mansfeld" initially intended to erect a memorial to the reformer Martin Luther in Mansfeld. Friedrich Wilhelm III also wanted a dedication to be set up in Wittenberg after the wars of liberation. The foundation stone was finally laid in 1817 and the monument was ceremoniously unveiled on October 31, 1821. The figure was designed by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1805), the base by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the canopy by the Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

Source: erlebnisland.de/sachsen-anhalt/lutherstadt-wittenberg/sehenswuerdheiten/marktplatz-rathaus-wittenberg

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JakobusPilger

August 30, 2021

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The name of the city of Wittenberg is and will remain - presumably inextricably linked - with the name of Martin Luther, to whom this monument in the city center …

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Tbrnds

March 28, 2019

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Was inaugurated in 1821. The Luther memorial is the first statue in Germany dedicated to a civilian. Statue by Gottfried Schadow, base by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

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