Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich, southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian...
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the visual arts, the colossal bronze statue in Munich is the best-known and most monumental depiction of Bavaria. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I...
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Louis I (German: Ludwig I.; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was...
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is bordered in the west by the Ruhmeshalle and the Bavaria statue, symbolizing the State of Bavaria, and in the east by Esperantoplatz, a square named...
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Ruhmeshalle (Munich) (category 1853 establishments in Bavaria)
destruction. The Ruhmeshalle with the statue of Bavaria by Ludwig Schwanthaler Aerial photograph: Ruhmeshalle and Bavaria monument (2009) Interior of the Ruhmeshalle...
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria (redirect from Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria)
Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and...
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Ludwig I. These neoclassical buildings include the Ruhmeshalle with the Bavaria statue by Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler and those on the magnificent Ludwigstraße...
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further to the east. The Bavaria statue (German just 'Bavaria') is a bronze-cast statue of a female figure representing Bavaria's "secular patron saint"...
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being Afro-German. Flag and coat of arms of Germany Bavaria statue, personification of the Land of Bavaria Berolina, personification of Berlin Deutscher Michel...
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Oktoberfest (category 1810 establishments in Bavaria)
grounds. The march is led by the Münchner Kindl. Since 1850, the statue of Bavaria has watched over the Oktoberfest. This worldly Bavarian patron was...
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The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: Königreich Bayern [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈbaɪɐn]; Bavarian: Kinereich Bayern [ˈkɪnəraɪ̯x ˈb̥ajɛɐ̯n]; spelled Baiern until 1825)...
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of arms of Bavaria Flag of Bavaria Bayernhymne Bavaria statue Coat of arms of Munich Münchner Kindl Bavarian people List of places in Bavaria List of rivers...
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title at moment is 2. Wiesnbahnhof. Esperantoplatz and Bavaria (in reference to the Bavaria statue nearby) have been suggested. The museum quarter, Pinakothekenviertel...
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Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler (category People from the Kingdom of Bavaria)
Schwanthaler Museum. He is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich. Bavaria statue, at the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame), Munich Tilly Monument at the Feldherrnhalle...
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St. Michael's Church, Munich. In 1839 a statue was erected to his memory at Munich by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. On 6 February 1595, Maximilian married...
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Eirene (goddess) (redirect from Statue of Eirene)
to France by Napoleon I. Following Napoleon's fall, the statue was bought by Ludwig I of Bavaria. Beekes, R. S. P. (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Greek...
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Henry the Lion (redirect from Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria)
as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria (ruled 1156-1180), was a member of the Welf dynasty. Henry was one of the...
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Manneken Pis (redirect from Peeing Statue)
in place in 1619. Its stone niche in rocaille style dates from 1770. The statue has been repeatedly stolen or damaged throughout its history. Since 1965...
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Rossetti – Ecce Ancilla Domini Ludwig von Schwanthaler (posthumous) – Bavaria statue Carl Spitzweg – The Bookworm J.M.W. Turner – The Departure of the Fleet...
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Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c. 1370 – 24 September 1435) was Queen of France as the wife of King Charles VI...
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Maximilian I of Bavaria if the ducal residential cities of Munich and Landshut were spared from war destruction. The column is topped by a golden statue of the...
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List of colossal sculptures in situ (category Colossal statues)
A colossal statue is one that is more than twice life-size. This is a list of colossal statues and other sculptures that were created, mostly or all carved...
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Walhalla (memorial) (category 1842 establishments in Bavaria)
leader of the Dutch Revolt (Tieck, 1815) 68. Statue of Ludwig I of Bavaria (1890) Busts to the right of the statue of Ludwig I 69. August II the Strong – Elector...
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was one of the 14 children of Ferdinand von Miller, creator of the Bavaria statue in the centre of Munich. His brothers included Ferdinand Freiherr von...
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Wieskirche (category Roman Catholic churches in Bavaria)
in the municipality of Steingaden in the Weilheim-Schongau district, Bavaria, Germany. Because of its outstanding rococo architecture, the Wieskirche...
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(German: Albrecht V.) (29 February 1528 – 24 October 1579) was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. He was born in Munich to William IV and Maria...
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Bamberg (redirect from Bamberg, Bavaria)
; East Franconian: Bambärch) is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main...
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nobleman. He was a Duke of Bavaria-Munich in the House of Wittelsbach. He was the eldest son of William III, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Cleves. His...
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Brandenburg-Stendal and Agnes, a daughter of the Wittelsbach duke Louis II of Bavaria. Henry II had three older sisters. In 1319, at the age of 11, Henry II...
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