Befreiungshalle
The Befreiungshalle ("Hall of Liberation", German: [bəˈfʀaɪ̯ʊŋsˌhalə]) is a neoclassical monument on the Michelsberg hill above the town of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany.It occurred on Michelsberg, in a place previously occupied by a part of the ruins of a pre-historic fortification or town, thought by some to have been Alcimoennis.May the Germans never forget what made necessary the Struggle for Freedom and by what means they won This inscription of dedication is to be found above the ornamented door frame of the entrance portal:The outer facade is divided by 18 pillars with 18 colossal statues by Johann Halbig as allegories of the German tribes that took part in the battles.These are: "Franconian, Bohemian, Tyrolean, Bavarian, Austrian, Prussian, Hanoverian, Moravian, Saxony, Silesian, Brandenburger, Pomeranian, Mecklenburg, Westphalia, Hesse, Thuringian, Rhinelander, Swabia" (circulating in this order with an arbitrary start) .In the niches between two Victories there are 17 gilded bronze shields, which, like the 7-metre (23 ft) high entrance gate of the hall, were cast from captured artillery pieces.The large number of goddesses of victory, who shake hands in a gesture of unity, refers to the member states of the German Confederation, which actually fluctuated between 35 and 39.
NeoclassicalCoordinatesBavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and LakesFriedrich von GärtnerLeo von KlenzeKelheimBavariaRegensburgDanubeAltmühlRhine–Main–Danube CanalDanube GorgeLudwig I of BavariaNapoleonBefreiungskriegeLudwig SchwanthalerWars of LiberationAlcimoennisBattle of NationsLeipzigNapoleonic WarsrotundaoctadecagonJohann HalbigFranconianBohemianTyroleanBavarianAustrianPrussianHanoverianMoravianSaxonySilesianBrandenburgerPomeranianMecklenburgWestphaliaThuringianRhinelanderSwabiaAltmühl valleysoculusTuscan orderVictoriawhite marbleCarrara marbleMax von WidnmannGerman Confederationfederalism in GermanyBattle of LeipzigBattle of WaterlooVölkerschlachtdenkmalWalhalla templeRuhmeshalleHeldenberg MemorialPrussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars