Lion Statues - München, Germany
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The statues of four lions stand on the base of the monument to Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria erected in front of the National Theatre at the Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany.
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Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 12/22/2017
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The bronze monument to Max-Joseph was erected as a memorial to King Maximilian Joseph by German sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch and carried out by Johann Baptist Stiglmaier.
The statue, designed by Leo von Klenze, shows the king in Roman garb seated on a Roman style chair. King Maximilian wanted to be shown standing and he rejected the design but after his death his son Ludwig decided to approve von Klenze's design. The statue was created in 1835 by sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch and officially inaugurated on October 13 of that year.
The statue is placed on a large pedestal which is abundantly decorated with reliefs. Right below the king are four panels that depict science, religion & arts, agriculture & justice, and the creation of the Bavarian constitution in 1818. At the bottom of the pedestal are four lions seated on each corner.
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