The Wissmann Monument is a statue created by the sculptor Adolf Kürle in honor of the colonial governor Hermann von Wissmann who served between 1885 and 1886 as governor of German East Africa, a colonial territory that covers present-day Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda.
Wissmann is portrayed in the upright pose of a conqueror, in uniform and with a pith helmet, leaning on a sword, looking into the distance.
At the foot of the plinth and at the feet of the Wissmann sculpture, looking up, stood the 1.7 meter high figure of an askari, wearing the typical uniform with a banded cap.
Inscribed on the left was a text in Arabic and on the right one in Swahili saying: "Our Lord of yore, he has calmed the coast and guided us to the right path.
The public authorities gave in and moved the monument into the basement of the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf for storage.