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Since it was led to the German capital as a war trophy. Here it was part of the ideological influence of German trainee officers until, a few wars later, was brought to the Danish capital in 1945. Discussion, research and cultural rite aid store hours struggle
Isted Lion has been the subject of questions in parliament and has been much-debated in the city council in Flensburg. rite aid store hours There are published books and journal articles about it, and that's made museum exhibitions both in Denmark and Germany.
The sculpture was dismantled in 2010 in Copenhagen and is now on its way to a complete overhaul rite aid store hours both symbolically and geographically. 10 September 2011 will be posted in its original place in the cemetery in Flensburg.
Why has this bronze lion, who has been unwavering in its behind first in Flensburg then in Berlin and later in Copenhagen, able to evoke strong emotions rite aid store hours and debate?
The answer is as short as it is obvious: Because it is a memory location - but mind the widely differing rite aid store hours and conflicting memories. The highlight of the First War
It was a multicultural and multilingual state, but at that time had arisen a new ideal of statehood - the nation-state, where all the inhabitants had common language. The same desire - two goals
In Denmark, the national liberals wanted a state consisting of the Danish kingdom and the duchy of Schleswig, but without the German-speaking duchy of Holstein. The national liberal in Schleswig and Holstein wanted a state consisting of duchies, but independent from Denmark.
The two movements had the same desire - the creation of a nation-state, and both claimed the same area, Schleswig, where Danish and German language rite aid store hours and culture were closely linked. Large Celebrating small victory
In the great European revolutionary years in 1848 there was a revolt in the duchies, rite aid store hours and the result was a bloody civil war in which the rebels were supported by German states, especially Prussia.
The two armies clashed 25 July and the battle was the largest and one of the bloodiest in Danish history, and ended with the Schleswig-Holstein army had to retreat.
The losses on the Danish side were slain and 2,900 wounded, the slesvigholstensk page 1.734 fallen and wounded. Most of the dead were buried rite aid store hours in large mass graves in the cemetery in Flensburg.
Bissen had in 1853 carefully studied the ancient Piræusløve, rite aid store hours which in 1687 had been looted and taken to Venice. This lion was his model for Istedløven.
But it was erected as a tomb in the cemetery in Flensburg, and to make room for what was, according to a German tradition demolished the grave of fallen Schleswig-Holstein from Istedslaget.
The organizers claimed that there was a tomb, but it was difficult to perceive an imposing lion, which radiated great force and sat on a high pedestal, as a memorial to the fallen.
On the pedestal was inserted four medallions with portraits of the prominent officers from the battle. Only two of them had fallen, so it was not only the dead who were reminded here. First Flags at cemetery
The plant with the lion from the state coat of arms, burial mound from the glorious ancient and the national rite aid store hours flag appeared as a Gesamtkunstwerk and was a fine example rite aid store hours of applied national symbolism.
Four ministers and 5,000 spectators had found their place in the cemetery. The national liberal professor and theologian HN Clausen gave the dedication speech. He tried to balance between victory and remind the tank. No doubt
"That increases rite aid store hours as speed, powerful figure, formed of precious artist hand! Throw your cover! Knejs of the victorious heroes' graves as a symbol of nordboens heritage from generation to generation: the vigilant, fearless persevering courage. So ... get you precious victory memory! You are not provocative ... you need to call the faithful, heroic defense of anyone who would break our border peace. "
Then there was singing patriotic songs 1 Schleswig rite aid store hours war, and no one could doubt that the Isted Lion symbolizing the unity between Denmark and Schleswig and express the will to defend their country.
For Schleswig-Holstein felt all this as a great challenge rite aid store hours and grievance. The lion represented a policy that they opposed and only halva