Bavaria statue
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The Bavaria statue (German just Bavaria) is a bronze-cast statue of Bavaria's allegory and secular patron, located in front of the Ruhmeshalle ("Hall of fame") close to the border of the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, where the Oktoberfest takes place each year in September.
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[edit] Bavaria statue
 Bavaria in profile |
 Bavaria |
 Rear view from within Ruhmeshalle |
.JPG) Bavaria statue (Munich): rear view (2007) |
 Scaffold Bavaria Statue during the reconstruction |
 Bavaria with lion after reconstruction |
 Bavaria statue at night |
[edit] Details
 Detail of Bavaria's head |
 Close view on the lion's head |
.JPG) Bavaria statue (Munich): left hand holding a wreath |
_in_Deutsches_Museum.JPG) Bavaria statue (Munich): remake (1907) of the right hand at the Deutsches Museum (Munich) |
.JPG) Bavaria statue (Munich): view behind the eyes and the forehead |
.JPG) Bavaria statue (Munich): bronze sofas inside the head |
[edit] Bavaria statue and Hall of Fame
 The Bavaria statue with Ruhmeshalle by night |
 Bavaria statue and Ruhmeshalle at night |
 Bavaria statue and Ruhmeshalle at night |
 Bavaria statue and Ruhmeshalle at night |
 Bavaria with Ruhmeshalle after reconstruction in spring |
[edit] Drawings
 1834 draft by Leo von Klenze |
 Coloured draft by Klenze |
 Early scetch by Ludwig Schwanthaler |
 Draft by Ludwig Schwanthaler |
 1840 draft (gypsum model) by Schwanthaler |
 Draft for Bavaria statue and Ruhmeshalle (Schwanthaler/Klenze) |
 Etching of Bavaria statue with lion |
 Big model for Bavaria statue, after a drawing by Schwanthaler |
 Interiour of Erzgießerei, München, with head and arm of Bavaria statue |
 Assembling of Bavaria statue 1850 |
 Postcard, late 19th century |
