The new English illustrated Berlin Guide

Ehrenberg, Siegfried

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Creator:: Berlin

Title:: Berlin in Zahlen : Taschenbuch / herausgegeben vom Statistischen Amt der Stadt Berlin

Other titles:: Kleines Berliner Taschenbuch; Kriegstaschenbuch

Publisher:: Statistisches Amt der Stadt Berlin

Publication:: Berlin: Selbstverl. 1947

Digitization:: Berlin: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, 2017

Dates of Publication:: 1929-1945

Note:: 1929-1933 erschienen als Beilage zu: Statistisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Berlin

ZDB-ID:: 2900800-1

Succeeding Title:: Berlin in Zahlen [Ost]

Berlin:: B 8 Allgemeines: Statistik

DDC Group:: 310 Statistik

Collection:: General Regional Studies

Copyright:: Public Domain

Accessibility:: Free Access

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Publication:: 1933

Language:: German

Digitization:: Berlin: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, 2017

Berlin:: B 8 Allgemeines: Statistik

DDC Group:: 310 Statistik

URN:: urn:nbn:de:kobv:109-1-10372902

Location:: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin

Shelfmark:: B 8/1

Copyright:: Public Domain

Accessibility:: Free Access

Collection:: General Regional Studies

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Title:: Soziale Fürsorge

s- 29 D- empress. Another larger hall is used on special occasions for concerts and theatrical representations. Directly in front of the Imperial Palace stands Monu . Rauch’s beautiful monument in bronze of Prederich ment the Great, the corner-stone of which was laid in ofFre ' denck June 1840, the model finished in 1842 and the the cast made in 1846. It was unveiled on May 31 st Great 1851, is over 13 meters high, the figure on horseback 5,65 meters, and 800 Cwts. of metal were used in its production. On a granit-base the bronze pedestal of the monument shows the heroes of the seven years war; on the four corners, mounted on horse back Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick. Prince Henry of Prussia, the bold general of hussars von Ziethen and the great king's favourite commander, vonSeydlitz. The other side of the pedestal shows represen tative men of letters and science of those times, among them Kant the philosopher, Lessing, the great humanitarian, Graun, Gellert &c. The statue itself shows the eminent monarch as he is portrayed in many pictures, the crutch-cane on his arm, the three- cornered hat on his head, clothed in his simple uniform. Following up the Linden on the same side we find next to the Imperial palace the fine brown stone building of Prussia’s most solid Mortgage Banking institution, the “Preussische Central-Boden-Credit- The Anstalt” and in it one of those glittering show-Joweiry house windows which are the delight of the traveller when of 1 . . 1 Hallor he meets them on his promenades. This is the &• r Rathe- shop of Messrs. HALLER & RATHENAU, Jewellers nau.

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