Bruno Schmitz was a German architect born in Düsseldorf who was among the architects favored by Emperor Wilhelm II during the German Empire. He designed several monumental national memorials in German
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) (1898–1913), Leipzig.
Poster "Ibach-Pianos", 1898 by Bruno Schmitz
The Symbol of Indiana. Schmitz's 1888 rendering for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kyffhäuser Monument (1889–96).
The Kyffhäuser Monument, also known as Barbarossa Monument, is an Emperor William monument in the Kyffhäuser mountain range in the German state of Thuringia. It was erected from 1890 to 1896 atop the
Central tower and equestrian statue of Emperor William I
Ruins of the medieval Kyffhausen Castle
Sculpture of Frederick Barbarossa