Hermannsdenkmal

Also known as Hermann Monument

thumb|Aerial view of the Hermannsdenkmal

Key facts

Monument.monument_name: Hermann Memorial
Monument.native_name: Hermannsdenkmal
Monument.image: Hermannsdenkmal 160707-003.jpg
Monument.caption: Hermannsdenkmal
Monument.location: Teutoburger Wald, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Monument.designer: Ernst von Bandel
Monument.type: Monument
Monument.material: Copper plates on iron frame, sandstone pedestal
Monument.height: Pedestal and base: Figure:
Monument.begin: 1838
Monument.complete: 1875
Monument.open: 1875
Monument.dedicated_to: Arminius ("Hermann")
Monument.mapframe: yes
Monument.mapframe zoom: 10

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: monument
Country: Germany
Located in: Detmold
Genre: public art
Main subject: Arminius
Material used: iron
Creator: Ernst von Bandel
Location: Teutoburg Forest
Dedicated to: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Official website: www.hermannsdenkmal.de
Image: Hermannsdenkmal 2015.jpg
Height: 28.62

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Commons category: Hermannsdenkmal
native label: Hermannsdenkmal
located in/on physical feature: Grotenburg
date of official opening: 1875-00-00
inscription: TREUFEST.
capital cost: 90000
sponsor: Franz Joseph I of Austria
inception: 1875-00-00
start time: 1838-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Background
History of the monument
Construction
Later reception
Description
Location
Overall dimensions and materials
Statue
Pedestal
Stairway and Bandel Bench
Other nearby structures
Grotenburg
Hermann Monument in New Ulm
Today
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|Aerial view of the Hermannsdenkmal

The Hermann Memorial () is a monument located southwest of Detmold in the district of Lippe (North Rhine-Westphalia), in Germany. It stands on the densely forested '', sometimes also called the Teutberg or Teut, a hill (elevation 386 m) in the Teutoburger Wald (Teutoburg Forest) range. The monument is located inside the remains of a circular rampart.

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