Immanuel Kant's Mausoleum (Kaliningrad, Russia)
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The tomb of the famous philosopher
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Location: Russia
Date Posted: 07/08/2012
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The tomb of the philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), the "Sage of Königsberg", is today in a mausoleum adjoining the northeast corner of the cathedral. The mausoleum was constructed by the architect Friedrich Lahrs and was finished in 1924 in time for the bicentenary of Kant's birth.
Originally, Kant was buried inside the cathedral, but in 1880 his remains were moved outside and placed in a neo-Gothic chapel adjoining the northeast corner of the cathedral. Over the years, the chapel became dilapidated before it was demolished to make way for the mausoleum, which was built on the same spot, where it is today. The tomb and its mausoleum are some of the few artifacts of German times preserved by the Soviets after they conquered and annexed the city. Today, many newlyweds bring flowers to the mausoleum.
Near the tomb, the following inscription in German and Russian is engraved (from Kant's "Critique of Practical Reason", 5:161-2):
Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and perseveringly my thinking engages itself with them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.
(Source:
Wikipedia and
Triposo.com)
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