Rudolf Virchow Monument

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Rudolf Virchow Monument
German: Rudolf-Virchow-Denkmal
Berlin, Mitte, Karlplatz, Rudolf-Virchow-Denkmal.jpg
The monument in 2009
Rudolf Virchow Monument
Location Berlin, Germany
Coordinates 52°31′22″N13°22′46″E / 52.52272°N 13.37937°E / 52.52272; 13.37937

The Rudolf Virchow Monument (German : Rudolf-Virchow-Denkmal) is an outdoor monument to Rudolf Virchow, who was a pathologist, archaeologist, politician and public-health reformer. The monument was created in the neoclassical style by Fritz Klimsch from 1906 to 1910, and is located on Karlplatz in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. [1] The figure atop the pedestal is an allegorical representation of mankind's struggle against disease. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://himetop.wikidot.com/rudolf-virchow-monument October 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liste, Karte, Datenbank / Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt - Berlin".


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