Siegestor
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The Siegestor in Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its resto
The Siegestor in Munich (2013)
Siegestor, c. 1875
Bare rear of Siegestor, showing inscription "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, urging peace"
Bavarian Army
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The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of
Siegestor
…Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its restoration following World War II, it now stands as a reminder to peace. The Siegestor is 21 meters high, 24 m wide, and 12 m deep. It is…
Uniforms of Bavarian cavalry regiments from 1682–1726
Illustration of schütze of the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion Dietfurth in 1806
Painting of the 4th Infantry Regiment in 1809