Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I

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Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm
The statue in 2011

Medium	Bronze
Subject	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Location	Berlin
Coordinates	52°31′14″N13°17′44.8″E / 52.52056°N 13.295778°E / 52.52056; 13.295778

The equestrian statue of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg is a bronze equestrian statue installed outside Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by Andreas Schluter. Originally, it stood on the Rathaus Bridge next to Berlin Palace.

The statue on the Rathaus Bridge with Berlin Palace in 1874
The statue on the Rathaus Bridge with Berlin Palace and Berlin Cathedral in 1936

External links

Media related to Reiterstandbild Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm I (Charlottenburg) at Wikimedia Commons

Public art and memorials in Berlin

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