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The ''Siegesdenkmal'' ("victory monument") in Freiburg im Breisgau is a momument to the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was erected at the northern edge of the historic center of Freiburg im Breisgau next to the former Karlskaserne (barracks). After World War II it was moved 100m to the west. Nowadays, the ''Siegesdenkmal'' is under conversation. == History == The ''Siegesdenkmal'' is dedicated to the XIV Corps (German Empire) of the German army, in which mostly soldiers from Baden served. Under the command of General August von Werder the battles at Montbéliard in 1871 ended in victory. In the general mood of victory, funds were raised in Baden (with cities from Lörrach to Karlsruhe participating), to erect a statue in the middle of Baden. A public competition was organized among the sculptors in Germany for a design of the statue. Whereby, some artists were explicitly invited to participate. The jury consisted of five artists and art connoisseurs: * Ernst Julius Hähnel from Dresden * Wilhelm Lübke from Stuttgart * Eduard Magnus from Berlin * Friedrich Pecht a court painter from Munich * Gottfried Semper from Vienna The winner amongst the 18 competitors is Karl Friedrich Moest, a sculptor working at the art academy of Karlsruhe. He was then also in charge of the realization of the monument. Professor Caspar von Zumbusch from Munich and Reinhold Begas from Berlin earned second and third places respectively. Their models were displayed in the city's Augustiner Museum.〔Die Modelle befinden sich heute nicht mehr Augustinermuseum, dafür jedoch die Entwurfszeichnungen von Karl Friedrich Moest (D 0148, D 0148 b und Zeichnung G 2744)〕 Joint second place went to the sculptor Josef Alois Knittel from Freiburg im Breisgau, whose son Gustav Adolf Knittel later on became the master student of Moest and was involved in the construction of the ''Siegesdenkmal''.〔Michael Klant: ''Die Künstlerfamilie Knittel'' in: ''Freiburger Biographien'', Promo-Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 2002, ISBN 978-3-923288-33-5, S. 173-180〕 The sculptoral and ornamental elements were made in the Bildgießerei ("casting house") of Lenz in Nürnberg and the work on the granite was conducted by local sculptor Alberto Luratti. For the decoration of the monument gun barrels from the defeated enemy were used. The total production cost amounted to 85,000 gold marks. The momument was inaugurated on October, 3rd, 1876. At the inauguration Emperor Wilhelm I, Grand Duke Frederick I and his wife Louise, Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and August von Werder himself, among others, resided as guests of honor. When the government was collecting metal in 1940, Robert Heinrich Wagner, the Gauleiter (district leader) on the Upper Rhine (Baden and Alsace), requested the monument to be given to Adolf Hitler as a birthday present. This request was denied by the city administration. In 1944, November, 4th, the monument survived a bombing even though the barracks of the Karlsbau, which are situated directly next to the monument, were entirely destroyed. The west wing of the building was rebuilt between 1950 and 1951. Nowadays, it houses the city's social welfare and youth welfare office. In 1948, the request by the German Peace Society and Bund der Kriegsgegner (German Pacifist Union) to remove the monument was denied.〔"Beschlussvorlage Stadtbahn und Umgestaltung Werhmannstraße, Rotteckring- und Friedrichring", Drucksache G-11/033, Town council meeting on 15 March 2011, retrieved on 17 September 2013, (Ratsinfo- und Bürgerinfosystem der Stadtverwaltung Freiburg im Breisgau )〕 In 1961, the monument was moved 100 m westwards as it had become an obstacle on the newly built city highway. There, the monument to the Baden Dragoons used to be situated, but this was removed after the war.〔Ulrich P. Ecker: ''Die Zerstörung Freiburgs im Zweiten Weltkrieg'' in: Stadt Freiburg (Hrsg.): ''Freiburg 1944–1994''. Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau, Waldkirch 1994 ISBN 3-87885-293-2, S. 18〕 At the old location of the ''Siegesdenkmal'', a big crossroads was built, with tram and bus stations and a pedestrian underpass. In the course of the construction work on the Rotteckring, which started in 2014 and are anticipated to last to 2018, it is planned to move the monument back to its original place.〔Simone Lutz: ''(Freiburg: Grobe Planung für das Mammutprojekt „Umgestaltung des Rotteckrings“ steht )'', Badische Zeitung, 18. Oktober 2011, abgerufen am 3. Oktober 2013〕〔''(Umgestaltung des Rotteckrings: Platz am Siegesdenkmal und Friedrichring )'', freiburg.de, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Siegesdenkmal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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