MemorialMunich (München)

Ruhmeshalle Memorial

Memorial

The Ruhmeshalle in Munich is a memorial that sits on a hill above the Theresienwiese. As a three-winged Doric colonnade, it forms an ensemble with the Bavaria statue.

History+

King Ludwig I of Bavaria commissioned Leo von Klenze to design the Ruhmeshalle. The king's aim was to strengthen the cultural identity of the young kingdom with this structure and the busts of important personalities from all parts of Bavaria displayed within it. Ludwig's youth was marked by the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, and he pursued the goal of presenting Bavaria as a united nation. The Ruhmeshalle, completed in 1853, was part of a series of national monuments that Ludwig I privately financed, including the Walhalla.

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