Details of the sculpted stone pedestal of the monumental equestrian statue of William I, first German Emperor, erected in 1897, showing two snakes facing right, one on top of the other. The lower one has a gaping maw with pointy fangs. Ferns are growing in cracks between the weathered stones
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