Emperor William monuments
A large number of monuments were erected in Germany in honour of Emperor William I (known in German as Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal). As early as 1867 the Berlin sculptor, Friedrich Drake, had created the first equestrian statue, that portrayed William I as the King of Prussia. To date the Prussian Monument Institute (Preußische Denkmal-Institut) has recorded:
- 63 equestrian statues
- 231 standing statues
- 5 seated statues and
- 126 busts
that were created and erected between 1888 and 1918 in the German-speaking region. In addition there are numerous William I monuments on which the emperor is portrayed in a relief medallion or which commemorates the emperor in a dedicatory inscription. During the "imperial era" 28 Emperor William I towers were also built.
Gallery
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William I atop Rheda-Wiedenbrück's 1864-66 and 1870-71 war memorial -
Statue of William I as part of the Kyffhäuser Monument -
The monument at the Deutsches Eck ("German Corner") in Koblenz
