 The equestrian statue had already been evacuated in 1943; it was later rediscovered in Lake Tegel and installed at its present site in front of Charlottenburg Palace.After the war, a provisional reconstruction was carried out according to plans by Richard Ermisch; nevertheless, the damaged remnants had to be removed in 1952.The East Berlin authorities had a reinforced concrete structure erected, which was again refurbished when the Palace of the Republic was built at the site of the former City Palace in 1973–76.