The Alexander von Humboldt Memorial to the right of the
Humboldt University
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of ...
main building 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 polymath and natural scientist
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...
(1769–1859). Created in 1882 by
Reinhold Begas
Reinhold Begas (15 July 1831 – 3 August 1911) was a German sculptor.
Biography
Begas was born in Berlin, son of the painter Carl Joseph Begas. He received his early education (1846–1851) studying under Christian Daniel Rauch and Ludwig ...
in
neo-baroque style, the marble statue is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.
[Bloch; Grzimek (1978), t. 291.]
Gallery
Reinhold Begas - Modell zum Denkmal Alexander von Humboldts.png, Early model by Reinhold Begas
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-14308-0002, Berlin, Denkmal Alexander von Humboldt.jpg, Marble statue in 1952
Frontansicht des Hauptgebäudes der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin.jpg, Humboldt University main building
References
Further reading
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External links
Alexander von Humboldt Memorial– Berlin Monument Authority (in German)
1883 establishments in Germany
1883 sculptures
Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt University of Berlin
Monuments and memorials in Berlin
Outdoor sculptures in Berlin
Sculptures of men in Germany
Statues in Berlin
Statues in Germany
Works by German people
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