National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

The Emperor William National Monument (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal) was a memorial structure in Berlin dedicated to William I (Wilhelm I), first Emperor of Imperial Germany. It stood in front of the Berlin Palace from 1897 to 1950, when both structures were demolished by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) government. The monument was in the Baroque Revival style and featured an imposing equestrian statue of William I by the sculptor Reinhold Begas, who had also designed the Siegesallee and the Bismarck Memorial in the Tiergarten. The memorial was commissioned by William I's grandson, Wilhelm II, and was erected in front of the Eosander Portal on the west side of the Berlin Palace. The planned Monument to Freedom and Unity is to be located on the base originally constructed for the monument.

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