The Blücher Memorial on

Bebelplatz The Bebelplatz (formerly and colloquially the Opernplatz) is a public square in the central Mitte (locality), Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Following World War II, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the So ...

green space in

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's Mitte district commemorates the

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n field marshal and freedom fighter

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (; 21 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), ''Graf'' (count), later elevated to ''Fürst'' (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (field marshal). He earned his greatest ...

(1742–1819). Created from 1819 to 1826 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. Until 1950 the bronze statue stood at the front of

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avenue, with which it formed an urban ensemble, and since 1963 it has stood at the back of the current location.Bloch; Grzimek (1978), p. 92.

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Stiehm Blücherdenkmal Berlin.jpg, Full view, 1870s Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher – Statue, bust.jpg, Blücher statue Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher – Statue, socle – “Return of the Quadriga”.jpg, " Return of the Quadriga" relief Berlin Opernplatz um 1900.jpg, Original location on Unter den Linden Berlin- A woman playing with her dog in Bebelplatz - 3822.jpg, Current location on Bebelplatz

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