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The 'Hall of the Rulers', which is 70 ft. square and nearly 7(1 ft.
high, is lighted from the roof. The ^Triumphal Procession on the
dome, the large *Paiutings in the spandrels (llesuscitation of the
German Empire, War, Peace, and Valhalla), and the four Virtues of
Rulers (Bravery, Justice,Wisdom, and Moderation) in the corners, are
all by Geselschap. In the side-niches are the following paintings:
Homage of the Silesian Estates in 1741, by Camphauseu ; Assem¬
bling of the Volunteers at Breslau in 1813, by Bleibtreu; Coronation
of Frederick I. at Kbnigsberg in 1701, by A. von Werner; and
the Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles in 1871, also
by Werner. The sculptures include a marble Victory by Schaper
(in the central recess, opposite the entrance), eight bronze statues
of Prussian rulers from the Great Elector to the Emperor William I.,
by Encke, Bi-unoto, Hilgers, Hundrieser, Schuler, and Siemeriug,
and busts of Scharnhorst, Stein, Bismarck, and Ruon.
The 'Halls of the Generals' are each adorned with six mural
paintings of battles. Those in the hall to the left (W.) are the Battle
of Turin (1706), by Knackfuss; the Passage of the Kurische Haff by
the Great Elector (1679), by Simmler; the Battle of Fehrbellin(1675),
bjJanssen; Torgau(1760), by Janssen; Hohenfriedberg (1745), by
Janssen; and Frederick the Great before the battle of Leuthen (1757),
by Roeber. Those in the hall to the right (E.) are the Capitulation
at Sedan (1870), by Steffeck; the Storming of St. Privat (1870), by
Bleibtreu; the Meeting of King William and the Crown Prince at
Kouiggratz(1866), by Hiiulen ,• the Allied Monarchs at Leipsic (1S13),
by Schuch; Waterloo (Belle Alliance; 1815), by Bleibtreu; and
Diippel (1864), by Roeber. The plastic ornamentation includes colos¬
sal bronze busts of 32 eminent leaders of the Prussian army and
four allegorical figures in marble. Two of the latter, by R. Begas
('Science of War' and 'Power'), are in the W. hall, and two by
Schaper ('Enthusiasm' aud 'Loyalty') in the E. hall. The busts were
executed under the superintendence of R. Begas by various sculp¬
tors. Those in the hall to the left represent Sparr and DerfHinger,
Schoning and Treffenfeld, Prince Leopold of Dessau and Schwerin,
Keith and Winterfeldt, Prince Maurice of Dessau and Gessler, Duke
Ferdinand of Brunswick and Seydlitz, Prince Henry aud Fouque,
Zieten and Belling. In the hall to the right are Bliicher and Prince
Louis Ferdinand, Yorck and Courbiere, Billow and Kalckreuth,
Tauenzien and Gneisenau, Kleist and Wrangel, Goeben and Werder,
Moltke and Manteuffel, Crown Prince Frederick William and Prince
Frederick Charles.
The W., N., and E. wings of the upper floor are separated from
the Hall of Fame by iron railings, and contain the Collection op
Weapons and Akmour, which is divided into three sections. The
numbers given below correspond with those on the porcelain labels
attached to the exhibits.