The Scharnhorst Memorial on

Unter den Linden Unter den Linden (, "under the linden trees") is a boulevard in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Running from the City Palace to Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the linden (lime in England and Ireland, not re ...

avenue in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

's Mitte district commemorates the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

n military reformer and freedom fighter

Gerhard von Scharnhorst Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Pru ...

(1755–1813). Created from 1819 to 1822 by

Christian Daniel Rauch Christian Daniel Rauch (2 January 1777 – 3 December 1857) was a German sculptor. He founded the Berlin school of sculpture, and was the foremost German sculptor of the 19th century. Life Rauch was born at Arolsen in the Principality of ...

in neoclassical style, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 88. Until 1951 the memorial stood to the right of the

Neue Wache The Neue Wache ( en, New Guard) 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 memor ...

, with which it formed an urban ensemble, and since 1963 it has stood opposite it. The marble statue was removed in 2021 due to weathering and will be replaced by a

replica A 1:1 replica is an exact copy of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Al ...

. In this context the re-erection at the original location is being discussed.

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General von Scharnhorst's statue – Bust.jpg, Scharnhorst statue General von Scharnhorst's statue – Socle, North face.jpg, Front relief General von Scharnhorst's statue – Socle, West face.jpg, Right relief General von Scharnhorst's statue – Socle, South face.jpg, Back relief General von Scharnhorst's statue – Socle, East face.jpg, Left relief Berlin Neue Wache um 1900.jpg, Original location at Neue Wache SAE 1858 002.jpg, Drawing by

Karl Friedrich Schinkel Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13 March 1781 – 9 October 1841) was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassica ...

Franz Krüger - Parade at the Opernplatz - WGA12290.jpg, Painting by

Franz Krüger Franz Krüger (10 September 1797, in Großbadegast, Köthen, Anhalt – 21 January 1857, in Berlin), known as Pferde-Krüger ("Horse-Krüger"), was a German (Prussian) painter and lithographer. He was best known for his romantic and lively po ...

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Scharnhorst Memorial
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