Bruno Schmitz and the Giant Gothic Phallus
Did you know that Bruno Schmitz (1858-1916) was Germany's foremost architect of national monuments? He's the architect of Indianpolis' Soldier's and Sailor's Monument (1902).
In Europe, Mr. Bruno designed a monument in 1897 (the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal) for Kaiser-Wilhelm II, the last Emperor of the German Empire and the guy who led Germany into defeat in World War I:
He designed a score of other large and imposing phallic monuments.
This is Willy II. He's dapper. Hitler called, he wants his moustache back:
In Europe, Mr. Bruno designed a monument in 1897 (the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal) for Kaiser-Wilhelm II, the last Emperor of the German Empire and the guy who led Germany into defeat in World War I:
He designed a score of other large and imposing phallic monuments.
This is Willy II. He's dapper. Hitler called, he wants his moustache back:
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