Bismarck Monument (Hamburg)

Bismarck monument
Bismarck-Denkmal
View of the monument from the southwest in 2004
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53°32′55″N 9°58′19″E / 53.54861°N 9.97194°E / 53.54861; 9.97194
LocationHamburg, Germany
DesignerArchitect: Johann Emil Schaudt
Sculptor: Hugo Lederer
MaterialGranite
Height35 m (115 ft)
Opening date2 June 1906
Dedicated toOtto von Bismarck

The Bismarck Monument (German: Bismarck-Denkmal) in Hamburg is a memorial sculpture located in the St. Pauli quarter dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. It is one of 240 memorials to Bismarck worldwide and is the largest and probably best-known of these Bismarck towers. The monument stands near the jetties of Hamburg port on the Elbhöhe, today a local recreation area. The architect was Johann Emil Schaudt; the sculptor was Hugo Lederer.


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