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Alexander von Humboldt Memorial, Berlin

Coordinates: 52°31′03″N 13°23′38″E / 52.5176°N 13.3940°E / 52.5176; 13.3940
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Alexander von Humboldt Memorial
German: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Denkmal
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ArtistReinhold Begas
Year1882
MediumMarble
Dimensions5.70 m (18.7 ft)
LocationUnter den Linden, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°31′03″N 13°23′38″E / 52.5176°N 13.3940°E / 52.5176; 13.3940

The Alexander von Humboldt Memorial to the right of the Humboldt University main building on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian polymath and natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859). Created in 1882 by Reinhold Begas in neo-baroque style, the marble statue is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Bloch; Grzimek (1978), t. 291.

Further reading

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  • Bloch, Peter; Grzimek, Waldemar (1978). Die Berliner Bildhauerschule im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Das klassische Berlin (in German). Berlin: Propyläen. ISBN 978-3-549-06631-7.
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