Reiterstandbild König Friedrich II von Preußen

5 Vitali Andrusiak - 2 months ago

That was a lovely walk along the Main Street, passing this statue and many other beautiful places and buildings.

5 Maksim Blair - 4 months ago

A very neat statue I highly recommend stopping by it as it is well constructed and very pretty!!

5 macedonboy - 2 years ago

This monument stands in tribute to Frederick the Great, the Prussian king who made Prussia the preeminent German kingdom and the de facto leading state of the German Empire.

The monument is a larger than life equestrian sculpture of Frederick and standing on an unusually tall pedestal. The pedestal is nearly 8 metres high and it probably has to be that tall to accommodate the two bands of sculpture, most of which are in full relief. Most of these sculptures depicts the great men of Frederick the Great's time in life size. The statue of Frederick depicts the king in military uniform, underneath a cloak. On his uniform, he is wearing honours and decorations, and with his characteristic bicorne hat.

A monumental and magnificent sculpture.

5 Russell Wilkinson - 2 years ago

Got to be the most famous statue in Berlin, of Friedrich the great who was the hero of Adolf Hitler because he was a brilliant military commander who greatly enlarged Prussian territory and made them the foremost power in Europe. You can not visit Berlin and not see it.

4 BradJill - 4 years ago

The Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great is located along Unter den Linden pointing in the direction of Museum Island. This monument was created by Christian Daniel Rauch and originally unveiled in 1851.

Here you will see a 13.5 metre tall monument showing King Fredrick II of Prussia mounted on horseback in military commander uniform. Around the base of the monument and amongst the reliefs are 74 great men from the time and reign of Frederick the Great.

Overall, this monument is a rather nice composition and worth having a look if you enjoy this type of attractions during your travels and plan to be in the Unter den Linden area.

4 Alexandr Orlov - 3 years ago

Very beautiful sculpture. Friedrich himself looks as normal as any correctly made sculpture, but the pedestal of his sculpture was the most part interesting for me. There are many historical pictures around that pedestal, and they made accurately and depict interesting moments.

5 vijai herath - 4 years ago

A great statue of one of the greatest rulers who had Prussia, with its weighty generals, architects, consultants and statesmen.