LUTHER ON THE GO: A MEMORIAL IS UNVEILED

Today in Berlin: June 11, 1895

High-resolution photo of the Lutherdenkmal on Neuer Markt - zoom in for more details (image via Architektur Museum TU Berlin)

On this day in 1895 the Lutherdenkmal (Luther Memorial) was unveiled on Berlin's Neuer Markt. If you should be trying mentally to locate the artwork or, come to that, Neuer Markt itself, here’s a helpful hint: it would be nearly impossible to place it based on this photo today. Were it not for…