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The Befreiungshalle ("Hall of Liberation") is an historical classical monument upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim
Kelheim

Kelheim is a municipality in Bavaria, capital of the Kelheim . It is situated at the confluence of Altm?hl and Danube. As of June 30, 2005, the town had a population of 15,667....
 in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It stands upstream of Regensburg
Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen River rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube....
 on the river Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 at the confluence of the Danube and the Altmühl
Altmühl

The Altm?hl is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube and is approximately 230 km in length.The source of the Altm?hl is located close to the city of Ansbach....
, i.e. the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal , located in Bavaria, Germany, connects the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, running from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim....
.

Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig I was king of Bavaria from 1825 until the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states....
 ordered the Befreiungshalle to be built in order to commemorate the victories against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation
Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
 that lasted from 1813 to 1815.

The construction was started in 1842 by Friedrich von Gärtner
Friedrich von Gärtner

Friedrich von G?rtner was a Germany architect.He and Leo von Klenze are known as the most famous architects of Bavaria under Ludwig I of Bavaria....
 in a mixture of classical and Christian styles.






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The Befreiungshalle ("Hall of Liberation") is an historical classical monument upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim
Kelheim

Kelheim is a municipality in Bavaria, capital of the Kelheim . It is situated at the confluence of Altm?hl and Danube. As of June 30, 2005, the town had a population of 15,667....
 in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It stands upstream of Regensburg
Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen River rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube....
 on the river Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 at the confluence of the Danube and the Altmühl
Altmühl

The Altm?hl is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube and is approximately 230 km in length.The source of the Altm?hl is located close to the city of Ansbach....
, i.e. the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal , located in Bavaria, Germany, connects the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, running from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim....
.

History


Befreiungshalle Kelheim Innen
Befreiungshalle Kelheim Boden
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig I was king of Bavaria from 1825 until the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states....
 ordered the Befreiungshalle to be built in order to commemorate the victories against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation
Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
 that lasted from 1813 to 1815.

The construction was started in 1842 by Friedrich von Gärtner
Friedrich von Gärtner

Friedrich von G?rtner was a Germany architect.He and Leo von Klenze are known as the most famous architects of Bavaria under Ludwig I of Bavaria....
 in a mixture of classical and Christian styles. At the behest of the King, Leo von Klenze
Leo von Klenze

Leo von Klenze was a German Neoclassicism architect, Painting and writer. Court architect of Bavarian King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Leo von Klenze was one of the most prominent representatives of Greek revival style....
 altered the plans and completed the building in 1863. The ceremonial opening took place on October 18, 1863 - the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Nations (Völkerschlacht) near Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
.

The following dictum by King Ludwig I, embedded into the marble floor, commemorates the occasion of the construction of the Befreiungshalle:

MOECHTEN
DIE TEUTSCHEN
NIE VERGESSEN WAS
DEN BEFREIUNGSKAMPF
NOTHWENDIG MACHTE
UND WODURCH SIE
GESIEGT.


(May
the Germans
never forget what
made necessary
the Struggle for Freedom
and by what means they
won.)


This inscription of dedication is to be found above the ornamented door frame of the entrance portal:

DEN TEUTSCHEN
BEFREIUNGSKAEMPFERN
LUDWIG I
KOENIG VON BAYERN


(To the German
Liberation Fighters
Ludwig I
King of Bavaria)


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