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 ⓘ