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The Niederwald monument (German: Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany, built between 1871 and 1883 to commemorate the Unification of Germany. The monument is located within the Rhine Gorge, a larger UNESCO World Heritage Site.
" Die Wacht am Rhein " (German: [diː ˈvaxt am ˈʁaɪn], The Watch on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem. The song's origins are rooted in the historical French–German enmity, and it was particularly popular in Germany during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II.
Symbolising the foundation of the German empire following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, she holds high the imperial crown. The Niederwald Monument addresses the events of the war and recalls the historical importance of the Rhine as a border river.
Five of the six verses from Max Schneckenburger’s poem “The Watch on the Rhine” from 1840 are engraved in the pedestal, while the verse pertaining to France has been left out: Should my heart not survive this stand. You'll never fall in foreign hand, Much, as your waters with no end, Have we our heroes' blood to spend.
The Watch on the Rhine (The Last Phase) was originally exhibited in Canada as part of the Canadian War Memorials exhibition in 1920. The painting's many symbolic elements represent Germany's defeat...
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