The Bismarck monument of the city Hamburg, district Hamburg center in the quarter pc. Pauli is that probably the most well-known originally over 300 Bismarck monuments, - columns and - towers world-wide. The survive-large statue stands for the Elbpark in such a way specified nearby the jetties to Hamburg port on the - a former cult place -, today a proven local recreation area. On this surface in former times the bastion Casparus that stood for Hamburg barrier plants. 1806 were established there a simple Erfrischungsbude, which 1816 were developed to a firm "“Elbpavillon "“.

Elbpavillon

"“The Elbpavillon served the most diverse purposes. Temporarily it was a very distinguished restaurant, then it climbed down from its height somewhat. Also the quality of regaling changed often. The concerts, which the director of music Behrens organized there, were strongly visited then became it a usual Tingel Tangel and a theatre, which probably supplied at most yield. To mention still numerous the political meetings are, the end of the forties and in the fifties here were held and also a theatre from the year 1836 are to be intended."” J. Heck: "“The panorama of a journey from Hamburg to Altona and back"” of Peter Suhr in Hamburg, explains from J. Heck. Berlin, 1909: P. 32-33.

The Elbpavillon was broken off 1901 and a citizen commission under the mayor at that time Johann George agreed to establish on it at this place the Bismarck monument for 500.000 Goldmark.

Planning and building

That today, at its height limited, largest monument of Hamburg was not already at that time undisputed. Also one was not itself over a location of beginning united. As alternative building sites stood in the identification phase among other things the which mountain of Blankenese with a by far larger Bismarckstatur (over 60 m), which should look a by far smaller Statur into the Elbstromland briefly to the discussion or either at the today's road Fontany (Aussenalster/Alstervorland) or to the Binnenalster Ballindamm).

On 2 June 1906 after three-year construction period solemnly inaugurated Monument - Bismarck in armament of the Kreuzritter - has an overall height of 34.3 meters and weighs 625 tons. Was planned and implemented it by the architect Emil Schaudt and by the citizens of Berlin sculptor and art nouveau artist Hugo Lederer, which created it in form of a Roland statue. The granite blocks used for the monument originate from cap LRO deck in the Black Forest. Bismarck supported by a sword looks it to feet sense-figurative figures the Germanic these figures only some years were attached later at the monument and should probably symbolize the fact that now agreement in the Germanic resistance prevails and Bismarck's ideas for this carries.

The actual Bismarck figure is 14.8 m highly, inclusive bases 34.3 M. the height of the head amounts to 1.83 m, the length of the sword 8 M.

Interior

Inside the Bismarck monument this very day complex Wandmalereien are under anderm one in central place provided with sunning and swastikas. While the war years 1939/40 the base of the statue became as air shelter furnished, which was meant for Passanten, visitors of the jetty and direct adjacents resident particularly. Honeycomb-similar areas on the inside offered protection up to 650 persons. For which the extensive Katakomben, whatever likewise rotated the Bismarck monument, was intended original was not clarified, until today. The inside of the Bismarck monument is accessible to no more for the public for safety reasons.

Reorganization

Starting from 2007 the Bismarck monument is to be reorganized because of static problems (at present 9 cm inclination on the overall height). Reorganization costs at a value of at least "€ 2.000.000, - are in the discussion. For mindesten 1 year the area will then be locked off around the Bismarckstatur extensively. It is obscure whether already members of the senate of the free ones and Hanseatic city Hamburg negotiate with potential private investors about the future of the area Elbpark inclusive Bismarck monument. Still before the citizenry elections 2008 the sensitive topic is to be decided "„future Bismarck monument "“in the Hamburgi citizenry. There are remarkable parallels between the Bismarck monument in the Elbpark and the water tower star-digs in the digging park. Both on former cult hills established on those late bastions stood. Before approx. 100 years both places got salient concerning town construction, distance visionable above ground structures, Monumente which by enormous Katakomben were surrounded. In both cases is/was unknown the actual interior life of the population.

See also

• Bismarck monument
• Black sun

Related links

• Photo: Interior opinions of the Bismarck monument
• "“Black sun"”: one of the still existing symbols in the Bismarck monument Hamburg, there additionally in the center with a swastika provide
• Old base opinions of the Bismarck monument
• Historical aerial photo of the Bismarck monument
• World on Sunday to 100. Birthday - an expensive monument

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