Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Feldherrnhalle

Feldherrnhalle (or as it also called the Field Marshals’ Hall) stands on the edge between old and new city in Munich on the site of medieval tower which has been demolished in the 19 century.

This building has been raised to commemorate all heroes in Bavaria. You can see the statues of Count Tilly who was successful general in Thirty Years’ War and of Count von Wrede who was leading Bavarian troops in Napoleonic era.

Photo. Munich Feldherrnhalle

Also Feldherrnhalle has small memorial dedicated to the Bavarian army designed by Ferdinand von Miller the Younger.

Feldherrnhalle has been designed by Friedrich von Gärtner who modeled it after the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. The construction of Feldherrnhalle has been finished in 1844. In 1906 its staircase has been adorned by statues of lions.