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Equestrian Monument of Friedrich Franz II

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    September 16, 2021

    The equestrian monument to Friedrich Franz II in Schwerin is the only historic equestrian monument in Mecklenburg and the main work of the sculptor Ludwig Brunow. Financed primarily by donations, it was created by the artist in the years 1887-1892 and inaugurated 10 years after the death of the Grand Duke honored here in 1893 with the participation of the European nobility and with military honours. In grateful recognition of his work, the artist was awarded the "Knight's Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown" and the title of "Grand Ducal Professor".
    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiterdenkmal_Friedrich_Franz_II.

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      October 25, 2022

      The monumental equestrian statue created by Ludwig Brunow was inaugurated in 1893. It commemorates the builder of the palace, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II

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        February 11, 2022

        After the death of the popular Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II – the builder of the castle in Schwerin – his son commissioned the construction of a monumental statue. The object was financed through donations. It is considered the only historical equestrian statue in all of Mecklenburg.

        The work by Mecklenburg sculptor Ludwig Brunow was ceremoniously unveiled in 1893 in the presence of high-ranking state guests such as Emperor Wilhelm II and Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, as well as all those of rank and name in the Mecklenburg court nobility.
        Inspired by the equestrian statues of Roman emperors and the Prussian Elector in Berlin, it was designed in the typical, mostly military style of the late 19th century. The figures of the Grand Duke and his horse stand on a more than 4 m high marble pedestal.

        The pedestal is surrounded by allegories of the four sovereign virtues: strength, justice, wisdom, and faith. Two commemorative plaques depict events from the reign of Frederick Francis II – the construction of the new university building in Rostock and the Grand Duke's entry into Schwerin in 1871.

        The monument survived two wars and two dictatorships with great luck. It escaped being melted down for war purposes, the iconoclasm after the war, and scrapping.

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