page_title: Vilhelm Bissen
hierarchical_section_title: Vilhelm Bissen
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Herons in Copenhagen
context_page_description: Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while served as its director.
context_section_description: Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen (5 August 1836 – 20 April 1913) was a Danish sculptor. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while served as its director.
caption: Detail from the Stork Fountain
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