Befreiungshalle near Kelheim

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The Befreiungshalle near Kelheim is a monumental 19th-century neoclassical rotunda in Bavaria commemorating the victories over Napoleon and the unification of German states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial
monument
rotunda
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Neoclassicism
architecturalType rotunda
commemorates Wars of Liberation against Napoleon
unification efforts of the German states
commissionedBy King Ludwig I of Bavaria
linked to: Ludwig I of Bavaria
constructionEnd 1863
constructionStart 1842
country Germany
dedicatedTo victories over Napoleon
diameter about 29 metres
hasDecoration allegorical statues of Victory
coats of arms of German states
inscriptions of battle names
hasExteriorFeature arcaded upper gallery
domed roof
massive buttresses
hasInteriorFeature domed ceiling
marble floor
two-storey interior rotunda
hasStaircase monumental exterior staircase
hasVisitorFacility viewing platform
height about 45 metres
heritageStatus listed monument of Bavaria
inauguratedBy King Ludwig I of Bavaria
linked to: Ludwig I of Bavaria
inauguratedOn 18 October 1863
isManagedBy Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
isSymbolOf German national identity in the 19th century
locatedIn Bavaria
Kelheim
locatedOn Michelsberg hill
linked to: Michaelsberg hill
material stone
nearbyAttraction Weltenburg Abbey
nearbyCity Regensburg
numberOfVictoryStatues 34
offersViewOf Danube valley
Weltenburg Narrows area
linked to: Weltenburg Narrows
openToPublic yes
orderedBy King Ludwig I of Bavaria
linked to: Ludwig I of Bavaria
overlooks confluence of the Danube and Altmühl rivers
purpose national monument to German unity
region Lower Bavaria
shape cylindrical
victoryStatuesSymbolize German tribes and states

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Ludwig I of Bavaria architecturalPatronage Befreiungshalle near Kelheim