National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument The National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument ("Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal") was a memorial structure in Berlin dedicated to Wilhelm I, first Emperor of a unified Germany. It stood in front of the Stadtschloss from 1897 through 1950, when both structures were demolished by the GDR government. The monument was an equestrian statue of the first German Emperor Wilhelm I, on the Spree Canal along the Eosander portal on the west side of the Berlin City Palace. The design of the memorial was directly influenced by Wilhelm I's grandson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the neo-baroque style of the memorial is the
SMS Kaiser (1874) the first year the German navy completely abandoned the use of sails on its large ironclads. "Kaiser" went into reserve during the 1884 maneuvers, which were conducted by a homogenous squadron composed of the four s. The ship did not see active duty again until August 1887, when she joined "König Wihelm" and as the I Squadron for three weeks of maneuvers with the rest of the fleet. In May 1888, "Kaiser" represented Germany at Barcelona's World Fair, which held a naval review. During the summer of 1889, "Kaiser" joined the fleet that steamed to Great Britain to celebrate the