The memorial commemorating the victorious battles against Napoleon in the Wars of Liberation in 1813-1815 was commissioned by King Ludwig I and begun by Friedrich Gärtner, who modelled it on centrally planned buildings from ancient Rome and the Italian Middle Ages. It was completed from modified plans in 1863 by Leo von Klenze. The supporting buttresses of the façade are crowned by 18 monumental statues which are allegories of the German tribes. The number 18 also symbolizes the date of the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (18.10.1813), when Napoleon's troops suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Coalition.
Subject
Architektur
Ort
Halle
Object Category
Bauwerk
Call Number / Inventory Number / Id Number
Identifier: 4223580-7
Holding Institution
Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen
Data Provider
Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen