Bismarck monument Hamburg

Bismarck monument, Hamburg - darkometer rating : 1 - Basically a colossal stone figure of Otto von Bismarck in Hamburg . It's mainly impressive for its sheer size, but "inside" (underground ) it also holds a little sinister secret … > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations More background info: Otto von Bismarck was Reich's chancellor in Imperial Germany from 1871 to 1890, and his politics earned him the nickname "The Iron Chancellor". Numerous monuments were erected in his honour (before and after his death), but this one is by far the most monumental of them all, standing at 112 feet / 35m tall. It was built between 1903 and 1906, and ever since it's been a grey granite landmark of Hamburg and its skyline as seen from the harbour – as if the hard man was standing guard over it. Its style is very Germanic indeed – spot the eagles at the big man's feet and the muscular men reliefs along the plinth … The reason it's on these pages is not just its enormous size but also something much less visible. Inside the mock crypt under the statue itself, are said to be wall inscriptions from the Nazi era, drumming on a bout "blood" and "iron" and such martial allusions… but these are not visible to the public, and that's probably for good reason … What there is to see: really not much, other than the very Germanic and grossly oversized monument itself. The interior of the caverns under his feet are locked and inaccessible to the general public. Location: off Helgoländer Allee (dipping south from the eastern end of the Reeperbahn), in the middle of the Elbpark, between St Pauli and Hamburg 's harbour-front.