As this Concert Hall (Konzerthaus Berlin) was originally the Royal Theatre, it explains why the monument is a statue of a poet, playwright and philosopher Friedrich Schiller, and not a composer.
Executed by the prominent 19th-century sculptor Reinhold Begas, the neo-baroque monument was unveiled in 1871 and features Schiller standing atop a pedestal.
Seated at the base are four female allegorical figures that represent Lyric/ Poetry, Drama, Philosophy and History.
His 1785 poem "Ode to Joy" An die Freude is world-famous for being set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven in the choral finale of his Ninth Symphony.
An exquisite bond is now established between a poet and a concert hall.