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Kaiser Friedrich III Equestrian Monument (Aachen)

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April 20, 2022

An equestrian statue of the German Emperor Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl von Prussia, Friedrich III, was erected here. He lived from 1831 to 1888 and was emperor for exactly 99 days in the year of the three emperors, 1888, before he died.

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August 13, 2022

Kaiser Friedrich Monument (Aachen)
Erected in 1911, the monument is dedicated to the German Emperor Friederich III, also known as the 99-day Emperor.
The square originally called Adalbertrundplatz was renamed Kaiserplatz in 1879.
The Kaiser Friedrich monument was inaugurated on October 18, 1911 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. A dedicatory inscription was placed on one side of the plinth of the monument: The citizens of the city of Aachen to the much-beloved Emperor. Two stone lions were integrated into the monument's surround.
The monument survived the Second World War together with the two lions. However, the base was badly damaged. At the end of the 1950s, parts of the old lateral plinth walls were deposited in Kennedy Park and it was not until 1960 that the equestrian statue received a new plinth. At the same time, one of the two lion figures was taken to the Ferberpark in Burtscheid. During the construction of the Aquis Plaza, the equestrian statue had to be temporarily removed on June 10, 2013 for safety reasons. Since the triangular island on Kaiserplatz was reduced in size at the same time, a new base was erected, offset by 7 m from the old location, on which the memorial was placed again on August 21, 2013.

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Kaiser Friedrich III Equestrian Monument (Aachen)

1. Puppet Fountain – Elisenbrunnen Aachen loop from Aachen West

2. Katschhof Square, Aachen – Aachen Cathedral loop from Steffensviertel

3. Elisenbrunnen Aachen – Puppet Fountain loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

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