Located on the Munster promenade there is a war memorial Ehrenman
am Mauritztori. The sculptor Bernhard Frydag chiseled on his monument the following
dedication.," 1864 1870-71 1866 IN MEMORY OF WARS AND VICTORIES AND THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF THE REICH".
These dates refer to the wars Bismarck waged against neighbors of
Prussia. This war is known in the German history books as the German-Danish War which led
to the annexation of Schleswig-Holstein by Prussia and ( for two years) Austria. and the
German French war.
In 1871, in Versailles, the Prussian King Wilheim I was proclaimed
emperor of the newly established Reich. Since 1815, Munster has been part of the Prussian
province Westphalia. The monument Ehrenmal am Mauritztor is popularly
called,"Masentempel" (monument of asses).
Haacke has erected right next to this monument , exactly in the
diameter and height (6 to 7 meters) cylindrical shack made from rough blanks. Barb wire is
placed around the top t prevent the wall from being scaled. A children's carousel with
lights and music (Deutschland Uber Alles - the German National Anthem) plays on and on
directly enclosed behind the planks.
