Albrecht Monument
Albrecht Monument
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Takarasina
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Jan 2022
Me and my wife saw it in mid-January during our tour of Kaliningrad in general and its Kneiphof island (renamed Kant island by Soviet Communists) in particular. It's hard to miss it - right opposite Immanuel Kant's grave.
The day was pretty chilly so we did not spend much time admiring it.
It's a copy of a statue erected by Germans in 1891 in front of the Albertina aka Königsberg university he'd founded in 1544. As a tribute to German culture, the university was gently ruined by democratic carpet bombings by RAF in 1944 its mission finally being accomplished by the Red Army in 1945. Albrecht's statue fell down and then disappeared. Its replica was reinstalled almost on the same place in 2005, when those bloodthirsty obscurantists were no more.
A nice photo op.
The day was pretty chilly so we did not spend much time admiring it.
It's a copy of a statue erected by Germans in 1891 in front of the Albertina aka Königsberg university he'd founded in 1544. As a tribute to German culture, the university was gently ruined by democratic carpet bombings by RAF in 1944 its mission finally being accomplished by the Red Army in 1945. Albrecht's statue fell down and then disappeared. Its replica was reinstalled almost on the same place in 2005, when those bloodthirsty obscurantists were no more.
A nice photo op.
Written May 12, 2022
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Alexander_Kudrin
Samara, Russia13,727 contributions
May 2022 • Family
The monument to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order is located next to the cathedral and is part of the sculpture park on Kant Island.
This is a remake, but of good quality.
Great decoration for the park!
This is a remake, but of good quality.
Great decoration for the park!
Written August 27, 2022
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Ingebjerg
New York City, NY26 contributions
Jul 2016 • Friends
It is situated next to Kant's Tomb and the Cathedral; therefore you cannot miss it if visiting the other two. In summer, the statue is in deep shade, partially hidden by the tree branches. It provides a melancholy reminder of the University of Koenigsberg, a world-class center of learning that thrived for hundreds of years and no longer exists.
Written August 1, 2016
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Светланка🧜♀️
Moscow, Russia16,366 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
What else is interesting about the Isle of Kanta? I liked the monument to Duke Albrecht. Installed in 2005. Sculptor - F.A. Frost.
A curious story at the monument. The pedestal has already outlived several “owners”, and the Duke himself is an exact replica of the 1891 monument by J.F. Reusch, who survived the war safely, but after it... got lost. How?? Behind the throne? How can someone like that just lose it? Standing in someone's cottage now... the monument is good.
I don't really like standing monuments like this. But it turns out you can also stand in different ways. Albrecht also just stands, but as it stands!! So much grace and grandeur in his figure! Even the stone shows how beautiful his clothes are! Immediately understandable - influential and respected person!
A curious story at the monument. The pedestal has already outlived several “owners”, and the Duke himself is an exact replica of the 1891 monument by J.F. Reusch, who survived the war safely, but after it... got lost. How?? Behind the throne? How can someone like that just lose it? Standing in someone's cottage now... the monument is good.
I don't really like standing monuments like this. But it turns out you can also stand in different ways. Albrecht also just stands, but as it stands!! So much grace and grandeur in his figure! Even the stone shows how beautiful his clothes are! Immediately understandable - influential and respected person!
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Written August 24, 2024
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Moscow, Russia153,594 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
While walking near the Cathedral, I noticed that in the evening illumination all the monuments look much more impressive than when viewed during the day. The monument was originally erected in 1891 by sculptor I. Reusch. The monument survived the bombing of the city in 1944 and the assault in 1945, but was lost in the first post-war years. The current one is a restored copy.
Written January 25, 2024
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Sergei58
Desnogorsk, Russia1,502 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
for their own money. The original of this monument, created for the 400th anniversary of Albrecht, was installed in 1891 at the Royal Castle in the presence of Emperor William II. According to the sculptor Johann Friedrich Reusch, one leg at the monument is carried forward – the ruler takes a step in a new direction, in his right hand the last Master holds scrolls about the secularization of the Order of Knights and the founding of a university in an already secular duchy, in the Duke's left hand a lowered sword symbolizing peaceful rule. Books from the legendary Silver Library were placed at the monarch's feet. Reusch's creation survived the war, but was lost after it, or, quite simply, melted down like hundreds of other monuments of German origin. Decades later, it was time for a showpiece polythesis to the Prussian heritage (of sorts, our common heritage): the cathedral was revitalized, the monument to Kant was restored, even the restoration of the city's historical name was not ruled out at the governor's level. Another ostentatious action was the second version of the monument to Duke Albrecht. A copy of the sculpture was made by F. Moroz from existing photographs and cast in the workshop of A. Shevtsov in 2005 for the city's 750th anniversary. All works were paid for by German benefactors. The site of the monument was chosen for the position of the university's first building, located in the north-eastern part of the island of Kneiphof, behind the Bronze Duke. The gaze of the founder of the university is directed towards the north wall of the cathedral to his own burial, and Kant's grave nearby. Evil Tongues claimed that the copy was made on an amateurish level without respecting the basic parameters of the original, especially the head. The legs were not held in proportion, as the figure was allegedly cast in pieces and then welded together. I looked closely online at pre-war photos of the monument, but I didn't notice any conspicuous discrepancies.
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Written September 6, 2024
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