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Equestrian Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II

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👍👍 Very nice historical sight. It stands directly on the Rhine next to the Hochenzollern Bridge. If you are already at Cologne Central Station, you should take the opportunity to see this equestrian statue. It costs nothing at all and is accessible to everyone at any time. People often mention statue, Wilhelm, Kaiser, equestrian, Hohenzollern, Bridge, bridge, Nice, monument, Cologne,


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Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer, 50667 Köln, Germany

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www.bilderbuch-koeln.de

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4.50 (164 reviews)

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  • 4/5 macedonboy 4 years ago on Google • 2261 reviews
    This statue stands in tribute to Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last emperor of the German Empire before it's dissolution after the First World War. The statue is a larger than life equestrian statue of the emperor in his military uniform, probably his Field Marshal uniform as he is also holding a Marshals baton in his right hand, while the left is holding onto the reins of the horse. On his head, he wears a helmet decorated with the Reichsadler, which is the name of the Imperial German Eagle. A very majestic statue and is located on south side of the Hohenzollern Bridge, on the west bank of the River Rhine.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jakub W. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice historical sight. It stands directly on the Rhine next to the Hochenzollern Bridge. If you are already at Cologne Central Station, you should take the opportunity to see this equestrian statue. It costs nothing at all and is accessible to everyone at any time. (Original) Sehr schöne historische Sehenswürdigkeit. Sie steht direkt am Rhein neben der Hochenzollernbrücke. Wenn man schon am Köln Hauptbahnhof ist, sollte man die Gelegenheit nutzen, dieses Reiterstandbild sehen zu können. Es kostet überhaupt nichts und ist für alle und um jede Uhrzeit für jeden erreichbar.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ben B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice to see, but also more exciting (Original) Ist schön zu sehen, aber gibt auch aufregenderes
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dilen C. 2 years ago on Google • 199 reviews
    Today we were on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne. Beautiful view. We even saw a #transformer. Really good.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nertil Q. 1 year ago on Google • 146 reviews
    On the eastern side of the Hohenzollern Bridge is an equestrian statue in honour of Emperor Wilhelm I (1797 - 1888). After the death of his brother Friedrich Wilhelm IV in 1861, he became King of Prussia and also German Emperor in 1871. His monument previously stood on the portal of the Dombrücke, which was replaced by the Hohenzollernbrücke in 1911.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 kostas k. 5 years ago on Google • 102 reviews
    Nice view of the river!! There is a bridge with millions of lovelocks.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luis A. 2 years ago on Google • 78 reviews
    Very nicely crafted right in front of the bridge that you definitely have to see!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Majdi A. 4 years ago on Google • 55 reviews
    Beautiful bridge and it’s height places in köln Nice and beautiful view
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 alexandra 1. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful. Perfect location for a stroll (Original) Πολύ όμορφο. Τέλεια τοποθεσία για βόλτα
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paul S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm ll. It stands near the Hohenzollern Bridge on the left bank side in Cologne.  For me, a symbol of past power structures, as even emperors and kings ruled in Germany Kaiser Wilhelm II lived from 1859 - 1941. From 1888 until the revolution of 1918, he was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. Incidentally, the equestrian statue of his father, Emperor Frederick III, stands on the western bridge. (Original) Das Reiterstandbild von Kaiser Wilhelm ll. Es steht nahe der Hohenzollernbrücke auf der linksrheinischen Seite in Köln. Für mich ein Sinnbild vergangener Macht Struckturen, als noch Kaiser und Könige in Deutschland regierten Kaiser Wilhelm II lebte von 1859 - 1941. Ab 1888 bis zur Revolution 1918, war er der letzter Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen. Übrigens, das Reiterstandbild seines Vater, Kaiser Friedrichs III., steht auf der westlichen Brücke.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 stavros e. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful place (Original) Πολύ όμορφο μέρος
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ralf-G. S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) .. there he stands ... (Original) ..da steht er...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Bibi B. 4 years ago on Google • 391 reviews
    On the left bank of the Hohenzollern Bridge is the only equestrian statue depicting Emperor Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941). From 1888 until the revolution of 1918 he was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. The equestrian statue of his father, Emperor Frederick III, is also on the western side of the bridge.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Patrick P. 3 years ago on Google • 220 reviews
    If you are passing through, you can take a quick break here or take a walk across the Hohenzollern Bridge. Offers views of Cologne Central Station
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M 2 years ago on Google • 165 reviews
    A nice equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last emperor of Germany that ruled it from 1888 to 1918. It’s a good looking statue, although not really at perfect scale.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 倪鈞豪(Seb) 5 years ago on Google • 93 reviews
    Great view by the river and with walking distance you get to pub street easily just follow the light!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrick P. 5 months ago on Google • 20 reviews
    Nice monument. A small information board shows who is depicted here (a total of 4 important historical figures).
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Torsten Z. 6 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    This makes me think that a person who has brought so much suffering to the world is being honored in this way to this day. Modifying the monument would make sense. He was an arrogant person who was responsible for millions of murders. Seems grotesque to me to let yourself be staged like that. (If I am correctly informed, the work was built in 1911 when Wilhelm II was still sitting on his dusty throne.) This monument seems to me to be a symptom of a state-sponsored, pathological mass psychosis. The entire stupid megalomania that he helped fuel contributed to millions of murders and untold suffering. What a bad luck charm. It can be said that he has ruined a lot and made problematic decisions that will still fall on us 'Europeans'. If there should ever be a fair world, Wilhelm has paved the way there with obstacles.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Martin H. 8 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    An anti-Jewish attitude and pronounced anti-Semitism also make the equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II highly worthy of criticism. John C. G. Röhl came to the following conclusions in his studies: “Until the 1990s, the majority of historical research assumed ... that Wilhelm II was not an anti-Semite. However, the historical “evidence” available today proves the opposite. Particularly in his exile, Wilhelm II further developed his resentment towards Jews, which had already existed during his reign - but was only expressed privately - into his anti-Semitism aimed at physical destruction."
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Martin F. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice motive. (Original) Schönes Motiv.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Joachim B. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Monument on the Heumarkt, no other special features. (Original) Denkmal auf dem Heumarkt,keine weiteren Besonderheiten.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) My home (Original) Meine Heimat
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sascha M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice monument (Original) Sehr schönes Denkmal
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sun Tae K. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is nice to look at the Cologne Cathedral next to the statue (Original) 동상옆에서 쾰른 성당을 바라보면 멋있음
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anton 1 year ago on Google • 640 reviews
    Beautiful 😻 lovely and lovely only

  • 5/5 Rowen M. 2 years ago on Google • 120 reviews
    Just like in the movies. I felt like l lived long back, the experience was amazing.

  • 4/5 Lee C. 1 year ago on Google • 113 reviews
    Nice pictures of Catheral Church & bridge

  • 4/5 Johannes K. 7 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Pretty statue. 😍

  • 5/5 Toha A. 5 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    👍📷

  • 5/5 Sat C. 7 years ago on Google
    Grand statues on either side of the bridge. Good selfie spot.

  • 4/5 Jan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice big statue

  • 1/5 Byron C. 2 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Think further. #ReforestWilhelm

  • 5/5 Roswitha B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The imposing equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm is located below the Hohenzollern Bridge. (Original) Das imposante Reiterstandbild von Kaiser Wilhelm befindet sich unterhalb der Hohenzollernbrücke.

  • 4/5 Wanders M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Historic monument on the Hohenzollern Bridge. (Original) Historisches Denkmal an der Hohenzollernbrücke.

  • 5/5 Chris M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) This emperor statue is placed on the side of Cologne Cathedral and HNF Cologne to honor the emperor and the German cults of the empire like all other statues. One should stand by the past as well as the present. Greetings from the Bergisch. (Original) Diese Kaiserstatue is auf der Seite von Kölner Dom und HNF Köln Platziert worden um Den Kaiser zu Ehren und die Deutsche Kulter vom Kaiserreich zu Ehren wie alle anderen Statuen auch. Man sollte zur Vergangenheit stehen sowie zur Gegenwart. Gruß aus dem Bergischen.

  • 3/5 Per F. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very padlock .... (Original) Mycket hänglås....

  • 5/5 Murat �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The keys of the padlocks on the bridge were being thrown. There are groups of girls and boys who organize farewell farewells around and sell small things for contribution. (Original) Köprü üzerinde yer alan asma kilitlerin anahtarları nehre atılıyormuş. Etrafta bekarlığa veda eğlenceleri düzenleyen kız ve erkek gruplar var katkı için küçük şeyler satıyorlar.

  • 5/5 Valerii P. 7 years ago on Google
    nice

  • 5/5 Ivan S. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice view!

  • 4/5 Marvin Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We are across the bridge every day because of our hotel on the other side. Every time we stopped for a moment and looked at the locks. A great sight. Unfortunately it is very crowded and there are bicycles on the bridge, so eight is required. (Original) Wir sind jeden Tag über de Brücke wegen unserem Hotel auf der anderen Seite. Jedesmal sind wir kurz immer stehen geblieben und haben uns die Schlösser angesehen. Ein toller Anblick. Leider ist sie sehr überfüllt und es fahren auf Fahrräder auf der Brücke, acht ist also geboten.

  • 5/5 lourdes g. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Just behind the cathedral. (Original) Justo atras de la catedral.

  • 4/5 Marco B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Bridge crossing the Rhine in Cologne! (Original) Pont traversant le Rhin à Cologne !

  • 4/5 Chienwen C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice statue (Original) 不錯的雕像

  • 5/5 Klaus B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great photo location (Original) Tolle Fotolocation

  • 3/5 dr.giftson k. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful long view of the river

  • 5/5 David C. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Spectacular bridge full of padlock dedicated to love. (Original) Espectacular el puente lleno de candado dedicado al amor.

  • 5/5 Ute 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful antique equestrian monument! (Original) Schönes antikes Reiterdenkmal!

  • 4/5 Naveed E. 5 years ago on Google
    A really nice view of history and modern life together

  • 5/5 José Luis L. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A bronze kaiser. (Original) Un kaiser de bronce.

  • 5/5 Rodrigo dos S. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cute is little! (Original) Bonito é pouco!

  • 5/5 Seweryn 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) beautiful monument (Original) Piękny pomnik

  • 5/5 Piotrek /. 5 years ago on Google
    ?

  • 4/5 Baby S. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice statue and great photo opportunity.

  • 5/5 Carlos D. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Kaiser Wilhelm's sculptures are a constant throughout Germany. He was a character who molded the history of the country on fire. This is one of the family sculptures in the area, and the most important for the character itself, and for the location. Every traveler, for a short time, can enjoy the beautiful equestrian monument, since it is easy to walk from the center. The whole environment is very beautiful. (Original) Las esculturas del kaiser Guillermo son una constante en toda Alemania. Fue un personaje que moldeó a fuego la historia del país. Esta es una de las esculturas de la familia en la zona, y la mas importante por el personaje en sí, y por la ubicación. Todo viajero, por poco tiempo de que disponga, puede llegarse a disfrutar del hermoso monumento ecuestre, ya que se llega caminando muy fácil desde el centro. Todo el entorno es muy hermoso.

  • 5/5 Abdillrahman T. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well (Original) Gut

  • 4/5 Bobby B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice statue, worth seeing. (Original) Schöne Statue, sehenswert.

  • 3/5 Tony M. 4 years ago on Google
    Only if you interested in history

  • 4/5 Karl Eduard S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Hohenzollern have their history in Germany and so bronze statues adorn the Hohenzollern Bridge. In the mornings, the sun placed Kaiser Wilhelm II in the right light, but the monument also demonstrates the existing power of history in the gray sky. (Original) Die Hohenzollern haben Ihre Geschichte in Deutschland und so schmücken Bronze Statue die Hohenzollernbrücke. Morgens stellte die Sonne Kaiser Wilhelm II ins rechte Licht aber auch bei grauen Himmel beweist das Denkmal die bestehende Macht aus der Geschichte.

  • 5/5 Thomas A. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful place. Located directly on the Rhine. ?? (Original) Ein schöner Ort. Direkt am Rhein gelegen. ??

  • 4/5 Piotr G. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Symbolic and classic (Original) Symbolisch und klassisch


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