kaiserwilhelmidenkmal

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal_(Essen) Using Google Translate "After the foundation stone was laid on August 26, 1898 without a special celebration, the entire monument was inaugurated on October 23, 1898 in the middle of Burgplatz." "In the course of a comprehensive redesign of the inner city, an urban planning concept was sought in a first architecture competition in 1924 to redesign the Burgplatz in a big city. As a result, the area of the square, which had previously sloped to the east, was straightened and connected to Burgstrasse with a wide staircase. In 1928 the equestrian statue was finally moved to its current location on the southwestern edge of Burgplatz, near the Lichtburg building, directly on Burgstrasse, with a new, simplified base without a terrace." 2017 360° picture of statue in current location at goo.gl/maps/1RstDLe81X7KGhrHA

The caption on the negative is "BERLIN MONUMENT", not Brandenburg Gate. And the photo shows indeed not the Brandenburg Gate (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate), but the National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, demolished in 1949/50 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Monument)

G.G. Bain European trip, March-June, 1910. See

Thanks B-59. We'll correct this record at the next update.

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal not Brandenburger Tor.