Luther Monument (Worms)

Luther Monument
German: Lutherdenkmal
The Luther Monument in May 2010
Artist	Ernst Rietschel Adolf von Donndorf Johannes Schilling Gustav Adolph Kietz Georg Hermann Nicolai
Year	1868 (1868)
Type	Bronze
Location	Worms, Germany
Coordinates	49°37′56″N 8°21′36″E / 49.6323°N 8.3601°E / 49.6323; 8.3601
Owner	Worms

The Luther Monument (German: Lutherdenkmal) is a group of statues that was erected in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to commemorate the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. It was designed and partly made by Ernst Rietschel, and unveiled on 25 June 1868. The monument includes a group of bronze statues on stone plinths centred on a statue of Luther, surrounded by statues of related individuals and allegorical statues representing related towns. The elements are arranged in the shape of a castle, reflecting Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" ("Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" in German).

It is the largest of the Luther Monuments,^[1] and shaped views of the reformer. Copies of the central Luther statue are located in Europe and the United States, including the Luther Monument in Washington, D.C. (1884).