The Ruhmeshalle (literally "
hall of fame
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") is a
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colonnade with a main range and two wings, designed by
Leo von Klenze for
Ludwig I of Bavaria. Built in 1853, it is situated on an ancient ledge above the
Theresienwiese
Theresienwiese is an open space in the Munich borough of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt. It serves as the official ground of the Munich Oktoberfest. A space of , it is bordered in the west by the Ruhmeshalle and the Bavaria statue, symboli ...
in
Munich and was built as part of a complex which also includes the Bavariapark and the
Bavaria statue.
It is built of
Kelheim limestone and is 68 metres long and 32 metres deep.
With the construction and exhibition of
busts of important people from
Bavaria, including
the Palatinate
The Palatinate (german: Pfalz; Palatine German: ''Palz'') is a region of Germany. In the Middle Ages it was known as the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz'') and Lower Palatinate (''Unterpfalz''), which strictly speaking designated only the wes ...
,
Franconia and
Swabia
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The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
, King Ludwig intended to create a hall of fame that honors laudable and distinguished people of his kingdom, as he did also in the
Walhalla memorial for all of Germany.
Image:Bavaria 2.jpg, The Ruhmeshalle with the statue of Bavaria by Ludwig Schwanthaler
File:Luftbild Bavaria 18.5m 1850 Ludwig I - Ruhmeshallte 1853 68x32m auf Theresienwiese München Bayern Germany Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann HSBD0280.jpg, Aerial photograph: Ruhmeshalle and ''Bavaria'' monument (2009)
Image:MUC Ruhmeshalle long hall.JPG, Interior of the Ruhmeshalle
See also
*
Befreiungshalle
The Befreiungshalle (''"Hall of Liberation"'', ) is a neoclassical monument on the Michelsberg hill above the town of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany. It stands upstream of Regensburg on the river Danube at the confluence of the Danube and the Al ...
(Hall of Liberation, Kelheim, Germany)
*
Heldenberg Memorial (Austria)
* ''
Hermannsdenkmal'' (Hermann monument, Teutoburg Forest, Germany)
References
External links
{{Commons, Ruhmeshalle München
Bayerische Schlösserverwaltungon the Ruhmeshalle
Panorama of the Ruhmeshalle and the Bavaria statue
Buildings and structures in Munich
Leo von Klenze buildings