The Alexander von Humboldt Memorial to the right of the
Humboldt University
The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public university, public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
The university was established by Frederick William III of Prussia, Frederick W ...
main building on
Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden (, "under the Tilia, linden trees") is a boulevard in the central Mitte (locality), Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Running from the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the Tilia, linden trees (known ...
avenue in
Berlin
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's Mitte district commemorates the
Prussia
Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...
n polymath and natural scientist
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...
(1769–1859). Created in 1882 by
Reinhold Begas in
neo-baroque style, the marble statue is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.
[Bloch; Grzimek (1978), t. 291.]
Gallery
Reinhold Begas - Modell zum Denkmal Alexander von Humboldts.png, Early model by Reinhold Begas
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-14308-0002, Berlin, Denkmal Alexander von Humboldt.jpg, Marble statue in 1952
Frontansicht des Hauptgebäudes der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin.jpg, Humboldt University main building
References
Further reading
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External links
Alexander von Humboldt Memorial– Berlin Monument Authority (in German)
1883 establishments in Germany
1883 sculptures
Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt University of Berlin
Monuments and memorials in Berlin
Outdoor sculptures in Berlin
Sculptures of men in Germany
Statues in Berlin
Statues in Germany
Works by German people
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