
Monuments Class Projects
This class project was a collaboration between Professor Thomas Connors (Department of History), Chris Neuhaus (Instruction and Liaison Librarian), and Ellen Neuhaus (Digital Scholarship Librarian).
In the spring 2015, 2022, and 2025 classes, Engaging Sources: Monuments & Memory, students examined monuments through many lens, including history, art, architecture, and design. Students with a public history or non-teaching major, researched and interpreted antique images of monuments. The original antique carte-de-visite (CdV) cards are owned by Thomas Connors. For the class project the antique CdV images were archived in UNI ScholarWorks. Students studied the monument images and developed metadata for the online archive of images and wrote background research articles and developed bibliography of sources.
Each repository entry includes the antique image and several items by the student, a re-edited image, background research and bibliography of sources documents. Each entry is geolocated on a Google map.
To help students gather and create metadata information, a Metadata Worksheet Template has been developed.
See the Monuments Class Projects Guide developed by Chris Neuhaus, library liaison to the History Department, for help on researching the monuments.
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[01a] Henri IV Statue, Paris, France [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Giambologna (architect) and Pietro Tacca (architect)
A carte-de-visite historical photograph of the Equestrian Statue of Henri IV. The Baroque statue was set up in honor of the French monarch Henry IV. In 1614, and then taken down during the French Revolution in 1792. It was replaced in 1818.
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[02a] Friedrich Wilhelm I, The Great Elector Statue #1, Berlin, Germany [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Andreas Schlüter (Sculptor)
A carte-de-visite photograph of the Equestrian Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm the Great Elector in front of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin Germany. The statue was created by Andreas Schlüter in 1708 and depicts the Great Elector on horseback with symbolic slaves in chains around the base of the statue.
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[03a] Friedrich Wilhelm I, the Great Elector Statue #2, Berlin, Germany [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Andreas Schlüter (Sculptor)
A carte-de-visite photograph of the Equestrian Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm the Great Elector set in front of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin Germany. The statue was created by Andreas Schlüter in 1708 and depicts the Great Elector on horseback with slaves in chains around the base of the statue. The relief on the base of the statue is dedicated to King Friedrich I (1657-1713), the son of the Great Elector, who had become the Prussian king by the time the statue he commissioned had been finished.
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[04a] Lion of Lucerne #1, Switzerland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Bertel Thorvaldsen
A carte-de-visite historical photograph of The Lion Monument, popularly called the Lion of Lucerne. This rock sculpture is dedicated to the Swiss Guards massacred during the French Revolution in 1792. Sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen
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[05a] Lion of Lucerne #2, Switzerland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Bertel Thorvaldsen
A carte-de-visite historical photograph of The Lion Monument, popularly called the Lion of Lucerne. This rock sculpture is dedicated to the Swiss Guards massacred during the French Revolution in 1792. Sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen
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[06a] William Tell Statue #1, Altdorf, Switzerland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Hans Konrad Siegfried (Architect) Georg Ludwig Vogel (Inspired by)
In Altdorf, Switzerland, this monument depicts Swiss folk hero William Tell with an arm resting on his crossbow and the other outstretched holding the arrow that famously shot the apple off his son’s head. The location of the statue is supposedly where William Tell shot the apple for his freedom. It was designed and sculpted by Hans Konrad Siegfried and was inspired by the Tell Statue on top of the Eidgenössisches Freischiessen Triumphal Arch in Zürich (pictured to the right), home to the first and largest shooting festival.
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[07a] William Tell Statue #2, Altdorf, Switzerland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:Hans Konrad Siegfried (Architect) Georg Ludwig Vogel (Inspired by)
In Altdorf, Switzerland, this monument depicts Swiss folk hero William Tell with an arm resting on his crossbow and the other outstretched holding the arrow that famously shot the apple off his son’s head. The location of the statue is supposedly where William Tell shot the apple for his freedom. It was designed and sculpted by Hans Konrad Siegfried and was inspired by the Tell Statue on top of the Eidgenössisches Freischiessen Triumphal Arch in Zürich (pictured to the right), home to the first and largest shooting festival.
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[08a] Joseph II Statute, Vienna, Austria [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Franz Anton Von Zauner (1746-1822)
This neoclassical statue honors Austrian Emperor Joseph II who was known for his progressive reforms, including the abolition of serfdom, which granted peasants legal freedom. It was commissioned by Joseph's nephew, Emperor Francis II. The monument in Vienna's Josefplaz celebrates Joseph II's legacy as the "People's Emperor" and symbolizes his commitment to public welfare and Enlightenment ideals. Designed by Franz Anton von Zauner, the statue stands in front of the National Library in Vienna, Austria.
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[09a] Frederick the Great Statue, Berlin, Germany [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Christian Daniel Rauch
A carte-de-visite photograph of a neoclassic equestrian statue of Frederick II of Prussia “Frederick the Great” located on Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin, Germany. The large bronze statue, commissioned by Frederick Wilhelm III and sculpted by Christian Daniel Rauch, was unveiled in 1851. Photograph is from 1865
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[10a] Wigtown Martyrs Monument #1, Stirling, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Alexander Handyside Ritchie; John Thomas Rochead (Cupola)
A carte-de-visite photograph depicting the Wigtown Martyrs statue in Stirling, Scotland. Erected in 1859, the statue stands in Mar Place Cemetery and memorializes the two Margarets, Margaret Wilson and Margaret MacLachlan, both of whom were drowned by the Solway Tide in 1685.
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[11a] Wigtown Martyrs Monument #2, Stirling, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Alexander Handyside Ritchie; John Thomas Rochead (Cupola)
A carte-de-visite photograph depicting the Wigtown Martyrs statue in Stirling, Scotland. Erected in 1859, the statue stands in Mar Place Cemetery and memorializes the two Margarets, Margaret Wilson and Margaret MacLachlan, both of whom were drowned by the Solway Tide in 1685.
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[12a] Percy Shelley Monument, Christchurch, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Henry Weekes (1807-1877)
A photograph of the Percy Shelley Monument, a Neoclassical sculpture, in Christchurch, England. The statue was commissioned by Shelley’s surviving son, Percy Florence Shelley, and was carved by Henry Weekes in the early 1850’s. The sculpture depicts Shelley, who drowned off the coast of Italy in 1822, being held by his wife, Mary Wollstonecroft Shelley, author of Frankenstein.
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[13a] Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Classical
A carte-de-visite historical photograph of Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria Egypt. The column was set up in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian between 298-302 AD after he besieged the city for eight months and spared what remained of it from looting. During the Middle Ages, European Crusaders misidentified Diocletian’s Column as Pompey’s Pillar, believing it to be for Pompey who was assassinated in Egypt after fleeing from Julius Caesar’s forces. They believed his ashes sat in a pot at the top.
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[14a] Rufus Stone, New Forest, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:Unknown
The monument marks the alleged spot where King William II (reigned 1087-1100), also known as “Rufus”, was killed by a member of his own hunting party in 1100. This Rufus Stone has stood since 1745, although the iron casing around the stone was erected in 1841 to prevent vandalism and erosion. While surrounded by mystery and myth, his death by arrow at the hands of Lord Walter Tirel while hunting is well-documented and remains one of the greatest royal mysteries of England, and we may never know if it was accidental or planned. The monument’s inscription details William’s demise, and that his body was taken to be buried at Winchester Cathedral.
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[15a] Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Architecture
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[16a] Freedman's National Monument [unbuilt], United States [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:Harriet G. Hosmer
This sculpture was designed as a Neoclassical Monument with a temple frame, including multiple levels and platforms, that encloses a sarcophagus with a effigy representing President Lincoln. The temple is surrounded by figures representing the stages of freedom for the emancipated African Americans and reliefs that depict moments from Lincoln's life as well as represent the idea of President Lincoln as the Savior of the Union as well as the Great Emancipator.
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[17a] Martyrs Monument, Oxford, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1873) Henry Weekes (1807-1877)
The Martyrs Monument in Oxford, England commemorates the martyrdom of Bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer, who were leaders of the English Reformation in the mid-16th century. The Monument was completed in 1843 by Sir George Gilbert Scott and Henry Weekes in opposition to the growing Oxford Movement, which sought to bring the Church of England back to its Roman Catholic roots. The monument stands at the bottom of St Giles in Oxford, not far from the site of their execution.
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[18a] Walter Scott Monument #1, Edinburgh, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:George Meikle Kemp (1795 - 1844)
A carte-de-visite photograph of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Gothic Revival Spire commemorates the Romantic writer, Walter Scott, and is is the 2nd largest tribute to any author in the world. Work on the monument began in 1840, with the project reaching completion in 1846.
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[19a] Walter Scott Monument #2, Edinburgh, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:George Meikle Kemp (1795 - 1844)
A carte-de-visite photograph of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Gothic Revival Spire honoring Sir Walter Scott, a famous author, is the 2nd largest tribute to any author in the world. Work on the monument began in 1840, with the project reaching completion in 1846.
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[20a] Black Watch Monument, Dunkeld Cathedral, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
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[21a]Thomas Gray Monument, Stoke Poges, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical Architecture
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[22a] Kranner's Fountain, Emperor Francis I Monument, Prague, Czechia [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival
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[23a] Albert Memorial, Manchester, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival
Artist/Sculptor:Thomas Worthington (1826-1909) & Matthew Noble (1817-1876)
A carte-de-visite of the Albert Memorial in Manchester, England. The Albert Memorial stands in Albert Square, and was unveiled in 1865. Its statue is by sculptor Matthew Noble (1817-1876). while architect Thomas Worthington (1826-1909) designed the canopy, or ciborium. The Gothic Revival memorial is adorned medallions of European cultural icons, roundels depicted with star motifs, and an octagonal spire. The statue depicts the young prince in a heroic stance. Over the years, there have been proposals to demolish and replace the memorial, but these have been defeated. In 1976, the memorial was restored to its original glory.
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[24a] Lion Mound #1, Waterloo, Belgium [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Charles Vander Straeten (1771-1834) & Jean-Louis Van Geel (1787-1852)
This monument is a man made mound that commemorates the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo (1815) in Belgium. The neoclassical sculpture of a lion honors the soldiers who fought in both battles, particularly the valor of the Prince of Orange, later William II (1792-1849), who was wounded on the battlefield. The mound was created in 1823-1826 by the order of his father William I of the Netherlands (1772-1843). The 28 ton lion statue by Jean-Louis Van Geel was added on top in 1826, and a staircase was built in 1863-1864. The Battle of Waterloo marked the end to the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
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[25a] Lion Mound #2, Waterloo, Belgium [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Charles Vander Straeten (1771-1834) & Jean-Louis Van Geel (1787-1852)
This monument is a man made mound that commemorates the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo (1815) in Belgium. The neoclassical sculpture of a lion honors the soldiers who fought in both battles, particularly the valor of the Prince of Orange, later William II (1792-1849), who was wounded on the battlefield. The mound was created in 1823-1826 by the order of his father William I of the Netherlands (1772-1843). The 28 ton lion statue by Jean-Louis Van Geel was added on top in 1826, and a staircase was built in 1863-1864. The Battle of Waterloo marked the end to the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
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[28a] July Column (Colonne de Juillet) , Paris, France [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Luis Duc
A carte-de-visite of the July Column (or Colonne de Juillet), a large Corinthian-style column that was built on the site of the Bastille prison to commemorate the 1830 Revolution. While a monument was originally planned to be built in 1793 to commemorate the Fall of the Bastille and the beginning of the 1789 French Revolution, nothing was built until King Louis-Phillipe commissioned this column which was finished in 1840. Designed by Jean Antoine Alavoine and Joseph Luis Duc, the column stands at 169 feet and is topped with an angel called the Spirit of Freedom. The vaults underneath contain the remains of rioters killed in both the Revolution of 1830, which brought King Louis-Phillipe to power, and the 1848 Revolution that overthrew him.
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[30a] Lord Clyde's Statue, London, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867)
Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792-1863) was a famous general who fought in the Crimean War and was a commander during the Indian Mutiny. He stands atop a pillar watching over Waterloo Place in London. Below him, Britannia extends the olive branch of peace while resting on a British lion.
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[31a] Richard Coeur de Lion Statue, London, England [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Victorian Neo-Gothic / Romantic Sculpture
Artist/Sculptor:Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867)
This bronze equestrian statue of King Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart, is located in the Old Palace Yard outside the Houses of Parliament in London. The statue was created by Baron Carlo Marochetti and first exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. It was permanently installed at the Palace of Westminster in 1860. It depicts King Richard I in medieval armor atop a powerful warhorse, with his sword raised high in a gesture of defiance and leadership. In 1867 bronze reliefs were added to the sides.
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[32a] Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel #1, Paris, France [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassicism
Artist/Sculptor:Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853) and Charles Percier (1764-1838)
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was commissioned by Napoleon I to celebrate his victories. Its construction was directed by the architects Fontaine and Percier and completed in 1808. The quadriga, a chariot pulled by four horses, sits on the top of this monument and symbolizes the triumph of Napoleon's armies. Originally built for the entrance to the now destroyed Tuileries Palace, this neoclassical arch now remains in front of the Louvre.
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[33a] Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel #2, Paris, France [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassicism
Artist/Sculptor:Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853) and Charles Percier (1764-1838)
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was commissioned by Napoleon I to celebrate his victories. Its construction was directed by the architects Fontaine and Percier and completed in 1808. The quadriga, a chariot pulled by four horses, sits on the top of this monument and symbolizes the triumph of Napoleon's armies. Originally built for the entrance to the since destroyed Tuileries Palace, this neoclassical arch now remains in front of the Louvre.
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[34a] Equestrian Statue of Joan of Arc, Orleans, France [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Denis Foyatier (1793-1863)
This neoclassical sculpture by Denis Foyatier (1793-1863) is located in Place du Martroi, in the center of Orléans, France. The statue commemorates France’s Patron Saint for her deeds and sacrifice, particularly her victory during the Siege of Orleans(1428-1429). The statue depicts Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431) riding a horse with her sword pointing flat rather than upward, as is more common in equestrian statues of military heroes.
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[35a] Luther Monument, Worms, Germany #1 [front]
Artist/Sculptor:Ernst Rietschel (1804-1861), Adolf Von Donndorf (1835-1916), Gustav Kietz (1824-1908), Johannes Schilling (1828-1910)
The Martin Luther Monument in Worms, Germany commemorates Luther's defiance of the Roman Catholic Church at the Diet of Worms. Luther ignited the Protestant Revolution and brought great change to Europe. The bronze sculptures show Luther surrounded by other pivotal figures in the Reformation, including Wycliffe, Savonarola, Hus, Frederick the Wise, and Melanchthon. They stand triumphantly, enclosed by low walls in their very own "Mighty Fortress".
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[36a] Luther Monument, Worms, Germany #2 [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Ernst Rietschel (1804-1861), Adolf von Donnodorf (1835-1861), Gustav Kietz (1824-1908), Johannes Schilling (1828-1910)
The Martin Luther Monument in Worms, Germany commemorates Luther's defiance of the Roman Catholic Church at the Diet of Worms. Luther ignited the Protestant Revolution and brought great change to Europe. The bronze sculptures show Luther and other pivotal figures in the Reformation, including Wycliffe, Savonarola, Hus, Frederick the Wise, and Melanchthon. They stand triumphantly around Luther, and are enclosed by low walls in their very own "Mighty Fortress".
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[37a] Prussian National Monument for Liberation Wars, Berlin, Germany [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival
Artist/Sculptor:Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)
The Prussian National Monument for Liberation Wars in Berlin commemorates the struggle of Prussia against Napoleonic Rule from 1813 to 1815, symbolizing its military victory and German national identity. Prussian King Frederick William III (reigned 1797-1840) commissioned the monument to commemorate the victory against France. Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), the monument is Romantic Neo-Gothic in style, featuring a spire with many pointed arches and pinnacles, as well as statues and inscriptions that honor and commemorate Prussian royalty and military leaders. Despite wartime damage and political shifts, the monument remains an emblem of unity and resilience for Germany.
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[38a] William III Statue, Dublin, Ireland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque
Artist/Sculptor:Grinling Gibbons (1741-1848)
This statue of William III once stood in front of the Irish Parliament in College Green, Dublin. It was erected in 1701 by prominent Dublin residents to commemorate the king who set in place the Protestant Ascendancy over Ireland. His pose on horseback reflects his pivotal victory in the Battle of the Boyne (1690). The statue was the target of vandalism by Irish nationalists over the years until it was badly damaged by an Irish Republican bomb in 1929. It was then removed by the Irish Free State government as it moved away from British authority.
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[39a] Cavour Statue, Milan, Italy [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Odoardo Tabacchi, Antonio Tantardini
The Cavour Statue stands tall in the busy center of Milan, just east of the Porcelanosa Milano. It commemorates a key figure in Italian history, Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour (1810-1861). As prime minister, he succeeded in unifying a divided Italy under Victor Emmanuel II.
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[40a] Christopher Columbus Monument, Genoa, Italy [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850) and Giovanni Battista Cevasco (1817-1893)
This monument is located in Genoa, Italy, where Christopher Columbus is thought to have been born, and it honors his expeditions that connected Europe to the Americas. Created in the Neoclassical style, it stands in Piazza Acquaverde, and celebrates Genoa's naval history and civic pride.
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[41a] St. Peter's Chair, Vatican, Rome [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque
Artist/Sculptor:Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
This monument is situated in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica and was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Representing the origins of the power of the papacy in the Apostle Peter, it serves as a reliquary for what is traditionally considered the saint's chair.
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[42a] Commodore Perry Monument #1, Yokosuka, Japan [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Boulder, Japanese
Artist/Sculptor:Unknown
This carte-de-visite photograph shows the Commodore Perry Landing Memorial, which honors the commander of the United States East India Squadron, Matthew Perry, who landed in this spot in 1853. It was erected on July 14, 1901 to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the landing of Commodore Perry in a village named Kurihama, which was later integrated into the city of Yokosuka.
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[43a] Commodore Perry Monument #2, Yokosuka, Japan [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Boulder, Japan
Artist/Sculptor:Unknown
This carte-de-visite photograph shows the Commodore Perry Landing Memorial, which honors Navy officer and commander of the United States East India Squadron, Matthew Perry, who landed in this spot in 1853. It was erected on July 14, 1901 to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the landing of Commodore Matthew Perry in a village named Kurihama, which was integrated into the city of Yokosuka.
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[44a] Dalhousie Memorial Fountain, Brechin, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival
Artist/Sculptor:Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (1834-1921)
The Dalhousie Memorial Fountain was erected by Lady Christian Maule to honor her brother, the 11th Earl of Dalhousie and 2nd Baron Panmure. The Fountain is a Gothic Revival monument with pointed arches and ribbed vaults. Dalhousie was the British War Secretary during the Crimean War.
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[45a] Nelson's Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Gothic Revival Architecture
Artist/Sculptor:Robert Burn (1752-1815) Thomas Bonnar (1770-1847)
The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill in Edinburgh was built in 1816 to commemorate Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson and his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). Designed by Robert Burn and finished by Thomas Bonnar, the monument resembles an upturned telescope, symbolizing Nelson’s naval legacy. In 1853, a time ball was added to the top, which drops daily at 1:00 PM, when the One O’Clock Gun is fired from Edinburgh Castle.
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[47a] Emancipation Monument, Boston, Massachusetts, United States [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Neoclassical
Artist/Sculptor:Thomas Ball (1819-1911)
Why would a statue in Boston that honored one of the most important events in US history get removed? Although it was put up in good faith, it depicted the enslaved man as a common stereotype. Lincoln is shown as a tall, standing, white man who freed and saved the crouching and shirtless enslaved black man. This was a common theme. White men tended to be depicted standing or riding a horse above their minority counterparts, who were shown seated, crouched, or in a subservient position.
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[48a] Plymouth Rock Canopy, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States [front]
School of Art/Architecture: Baroque Revival
Artist/Sculptor:Hammet Billings (1818-1874)
The Canopy over Plymouth Rock honors the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth after their voyage on the Mayflower in 1620. The canopy was built to protect and store half of the rock. According to tradition, settlers first set foot on this rock when they landed here at Plymouth. The canopy was built in 1867 and existed until 1920. When it was torn down and replaced with the existing canopy that holds both pieces of the original rock.