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Date : 1854
Material : Marble
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Bridge(s)
Sculpture (Group)
Area related
Berlin (Germany)
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Atop the supporting pillars of the bridge are eight groups of figures fashioned from white Carrara marble, all sculpted between the years 1845-57. Eight different sculptors were chosen to create the masterpieces, in accordance with designs suggested by Schinkel himself. They show the development of a hero from early youth to manhood, and then to death on the battlefield and the taking of his body to Olympus.
During the Second World War the statues has been dismantled and stored in a depot located in what became West Berlin.
The bridge itself was located in East Berlin and it wasn't until 1981 before the statues were handed over in a deal between East and West. A renovation project was undertaken and by 1984, repairs were complete and the figures were returned to their rightful places.
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