Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Siegestor

Siegestor (Victory Gate), Ludwigstraße - Leopoldstraße, Munich

Siegestor (Victory Gate)
Ludwigstraße / Leopoldstraße
Munich, March 2004

“The Siegestor (English: Victory Gate) in Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its restoration following World War II, it now stands as a reminder to peace. The Siegestor is 21 meters high, 24 m wide, and 12 m deep. It is located between the Ludwig Maximilian University and the Ohmstraße, where the Ludwigstraße (south) ends and the Leopoldstraße (north) begins. It thus sits at the boundary between the two Munich districts of Maxvorstadt and Schwabing.” (Siegestor, Wikipedia)

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