page_title: Brunswick Lion
section_title: Replicas
hierarchical_section_title: Brunswick Lion / Replicas
caption_attribution_description: Plaster cast of a bronze statue of a Lion, ca. 1166, from Cathedral Square, Braunschweig, cast by Georg Howaldt, Braunschweig, ca. 1872-3. Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, London. Museum number: REPRO.1873-383, Link
context_page_description: The Brunswick Lion is a monument and the best-known landmark in the German city of Braunschweig. It is located on the Burgplatz square in front of Dankwarderode Castle and Brunswick Cathedral. Within Brunswick, it is commonly known as the "Castle Lion".
context_section_description: Around the world, but mainly in Germany, there are several replicas of the Brunswick Lion. For example, in front of Ratzeburg Cathedral (erected in 1881), in the interior of Weingarten Abbey, in front of Wiligrad Castle, set up in 1913/14 by John Albert of Mecklenburg (from 1907 to 1913 ruler of the Duchy of Brunswick), disappeared after 1950, in Blankenburg im Harz in 1915 on the terrace of the Great Castle, since 1953 in the Baroque Gardens of the Little Castle and in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Other replicas are located here:
caption: Plaster cast at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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