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Date : 1901
Material : Bronze
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Park(s) and Garden(s)
Sculpture
Area related
Berlin (Germany)
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In 1895 William II announced a major competition for a Bismarck national monument destined to stand before the Reichstag. Much to the emperor's chagrin, first prize went to Otto Lessing. To give another chance to William's favorite sculptor, Reinhold Begas, a second competition was held in 1896-97, this time with the desired result. The monument by Begas was ceremoniously dedicated in 1901 and stands today at the Grosser Stern (in Berlin's Tiergarten), a major crossroads dominated by the memorial to Prussia's victory in the Franco-Prussian War.
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