Baron von Bunsen in Berlin - 19 January, 1828

from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume 1, page 305:

Letter from Bunsen to his wife, Berlin: 22nd January - The Court was in full splendour, but the most striking and affecting spectacle was that of the old soldiers and men of the various working classes, wearing the Iron Cross, or some other decoration of honour, who on no other occasion can see the King, neither in his grandeur, nor as the father of his family, and who now surround him as his guests, mingled with persons of the highest station. Three hundred and fifty, with the Black and Red Eagles, sat at table in the Picture Gallery, two hundred and fifty of the others in the hall …   more >>
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Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume 1 (London, 1868), p. 305. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433843206134 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Berlin

Listeners

Baron von Bunsen
Diplomat, scholar, diplomat, Theologian
1791-1860

Listening to

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Various religious works

Experience Information

Date/Time 19 January, 1828
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by Gill on Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:46:46 +0100
Approved on Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:47:42 +0100