Walhalla, Regensburg, Germany
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The Walhalla Hall of Fame and Honor is a neo-classical hall of fame located on the Danube River east of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM45BP
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/09/2008
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It was the idea of 20-year-old Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1807, at a time when the German states were defeated and occupied by Napoleon. It was meant as a place for the commemoration of great figures and events in ethnic German history, at the time covering 1,800 years, beginning with the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD).
Whereas the Valhalla of Norse mythology was home to those gloriously slain in battle, Ludwig's Walhalla was intended not only for warriors but also for scientists, writers, clerics and specifically also for women.
Decades before the German Empire was founded in 1871, "German" was understood as "Germanic," since Gothic, Langobardic, Anglo-Saxon, Dutch and Swiss German figures were included, as well as persons who had gained fame mainly in other countries or for non-German governments.
By the time of King Ludwig I's coronation in 1825, 60 busts had already been completed. In 1826, he commissioned a temple above the Danube near Regensburg, modeled after the Parthenon in Athens. The northern frieze features personifications of German states; the southern a battle scene.[citation needed]
On the Walhalla's inauguration on October 18, 1842, there were 96 busts, plus 64 plaques for persons or events of which no portrait was available on which to model a sculpture. As being "of the German tongue" was the main selection criterion for the original 160 persons representing the 1,800 years, the King included persons from modern-day Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland and the Baltic States.
As successor to the King, the government of Bavaria decides on additions. Proposals may be made by anyone, but only persons who have been dead at least 20 years are eligible. Only 31 busts have been added since, on an irregular basis, for a total of 191, twelve of them female.
(Source: wikipedia)
Theme:
The commemoration of great figures and events in ethnic German history.
Street Address:
Walhalla-Str. 48
93093 Donaustauf
Germany
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
April to September
9-17.45 hours
October
9-16.45 hours
November to March
10-11.45 hours and 13-15.45 hours
Closed
24., 25. und 31.12. and Shrove Tuesday
Cost: 4.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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