Siegestor, Munich

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Siegestor, Munich is a 19th-century triumphal arch in Munich, Germany, originally commissioned by King Ludwig I and dedicated to the Bavarian army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
triumphal arch
architect Friedrich von Gärtner
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture
triumphal arch architecture
commissionedBy Ludwig I of Bavaria
completionDate 1852
connects Maxvorstadt
Schwabing
linked to: Schwabing district
constructionEnd 1852
constructionStart 1843
country Germany
currentFunction peace memorial
war memorial
damagedIn World War II
dedicatedTo Bavarian army
linked to: Bavarian Army
divides Leopoldstraße
Ludwigstraße
hasPart attic storey
central large arch
inscriptions
lion quadriga
quadriga
sculptural reliefs
three-arched passageway
two smaller side arches
height about 21 meters
heritageDesignation protected monument in Bavaria
inception 1843
inscription “Dem Sieg geweiht, vom Krieg zerstört, zum Frieden mahnend”
inscriptionLanguage German
locatedIn Bavaria
Maxvorstadt
Munich
locatedOn Leopoldstraße
Ludwigstraße
materialUsed limestone
near Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Odeonsplatz (via Ludwigstraße)
linked to: Odeonsplatz
originalPurpose celebrate Bavarian army victories
glorify Bavarian military
ownedBy City of Munich
linked to: Munich
partiallyDestroyed World War II
preservationApproach left partly in ruins as war memorial
reconstruction 1950s
reconstructionCompleted 1958
reconstructionType partial reconstruction
sculptorOfQuadriga Johann Martin von Wagner
touristAttraction yes

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Friedrich von Gärtner notableWork Siegestor, Munich