The Edouard Suenson Memorial is located in front of

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. It commemorates Vice Admiral Edouard Suenson who commanded the Danish ships in the Battle of Heligoland 9 May 1864. The monument was designed by

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and inaugurated on 9 May 1889. The bust was cast in Lauritz Rasmussen's bronze foundry.

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The monument consists of a bust of Suenson mounted on a high plinth decorated with a

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and

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s and Suenson's coat of arms. A pair of lions rest at the base of the plinth. On its front side, it has the inscription: "VICE-ADMIRAL/EDOUARD SUENSON/Vorn 13 APRIL 1805/DIED 16 MAY 1887 The foot of the plinth is guarded by bronze lions which hold a

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with the inscription "HELGOLAND/9 MAY/1864".

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