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Bismarck Monument (Augustinerplatz)

An early Bismarck statue from 1879 on Augustinerplatz – lost during the Second World War.

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The Bismarck Monument on Augustinerplatz was, after Bad Kissingen, the second public Bismarck statue in the German Empire. The bronze statue, unveiled in 1879, was lost during the Second World War.

At a glance

Unveiled
1879
Artist
Fritz Schaper
Location
Augustinerplatz, old town
Status
stolen or destroyed during the Second World War

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24

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Note

The original statue is not preserved; it was removed and melted down or destroyed during the war. We keep the entry for the city's history. A surviving Bismarck monument in Cologne is the Bismarck Tower in Marienburg.

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