Walhalla (Valhalla)
It stands there on the high bank of the Danube like a lost Greek temple, and yet it is one of Germany's most important national monuments: the Walhalla (Valhalla). Built under King Ludwig I by Leo von Klenze from 1830 to 1842, it is one of the most outstanding examples of classical architecture of the 19th century in Bavaria. Its shape is based on the Parthenon of the Athenian Acropolis, but its name comes from Germanic mythology and refers to the meeting place of warriors who have fallen in battle. And so, according to the will of the builder, the greatest personalities of "German tongue" were also to be recorded here, as an identity-forming institution after the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. To date, 194 personalities have been immortalised with busts and commemorative plaques. The series of greats begins with Hermann the Cheruscan and ends for the time being with Heinrich Heine.
Last edited on 02.01.2025
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