first time in more than a century. The finished result was unveiled on the 150th anniversary of the battle, July 25, 2000, by Danish Minister for Culture Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen. In her speech, she expressed the wish that the statue would be returned to Flensburg. In a Parliament debate on November 20, 1998, she had previously stated that the statue should be returned to Flensburg, since that was the wish of the Danish minority there. A committee in Fredericia, already the home of Bissen's other main work, the statue of the Foot Soldier, was lobbying for moving the monument there. Return to Flensburg At the request of the city council of Flensburg, the Danish Government decided to return the Isted Lion to its original home in Flensburg. On 10 September 2011, it returned to the military cemetery, where it was first erected. The ceremony was attended by HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark. References Part of the information regarding the copy in Berlin is based on the corresponding article on the German Wikipedia, accessed on 12 June 2006.Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entry Istedløven'' External links Official museum website about the monument Website advocating for the movement of the lion to Fredericia Flensburg Online Magazine about the monument Official website of Berlin mentioning the monument 1850 in Denmark Buildings and structures in Flensburg History of Berlin 1862 sculptures Sculptures by Herman Wilhelm Bissen Monuments and memorials in Germany Danish military memorials and cemeteries Schleswig Wars Sculptures of lions Outdoor sculptures in Germany Statues in Germany