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The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is a monument inLeipzig, Germany, to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and by the city of Leipzig, which it completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle, at a cost of 6 million Goldmark.
The monument commemorates Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig, a crucial step towards the end of hostilities in the War of the Sixth Coalition, Which was seen as a victory for the German people, Although Germany as we know it did not begin to exist until 1870. There German speakers were fighting on bothsides, as Napoleon's troops so included conscripted Germans from the French-occupied left bank of the Rhine as well as from the Confederation of the Rhine.
The structure is 91 meters (299 ft) tall. It contains over 500 steps to a viewing platform at the top, from Which there are spectacular views across the city and environs. The structure makes extensive use of concrete, Although the facings are of granite. The monument is Widely Regarded As One of the best examples of Wilhelmine architecture. It Is Said to stand on the spot of some of the bloodiest fighting, fromwhere Napoleon ordered the retreat of his army.
2015_05_13_sx50_85a
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is a monument inLeipzig, Germany, to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and by the city of Leipzig, which it completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle, at a cost of 6 million Goldmark.
The monument commemorates Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig, a crucial step towards the end of hostilities in the War of the Sixth Coalition, Which was seen as a victory for the German people, Although Germany as we know it did not begin to exist until 1870. There German speakers were fighting on bothsides, as Napoleon's troops so included conscripted Germans from the French-occupied left bank of the Rhine as well as from the Confederation of the Rhine.
The structure is 91 meters (299 ft) tall. It contains over 500 steps to a viewing platform at the top, from Which there are spectacular views across the city and environs. The structure makes extensive use of concrete, Although the facings are of granite. The monument is Widely Regarded As One of the best examples of Wilhelmine architecture. It Is Said to stand on the spot of some of the bloodiest fighting, fromwhere Napoleon ordered the retreat of his army.