Walther Tell (son of Wilhelm)
Haus der Schweiz (House of Switzerland)
Unter den Linden / Friedrichstraße
Berlin, September 2011
“A figure of Walther Tell was attached to the Swiss House in Berlin. Originally, a figure of Wilhelm Tell was to be installed on the building, which was completed in 1936. However, the responsible administrative authorities in the Third Reich had forbidden a depiction of the freedom fighter, so that a figure of Walther, Wilhelm Tell's son, was installed as a compromise.” (Telldenkmal, Wikipedia)
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