It may appear unusual to come back throughout an impressive Doric temple, impressed by the Parthenon in Athens, touring the countryside across the German metropolis of Regensburg. As a substitute, this majestic constructing is stuffed with stairs, columns, capitals and architectural components that recall the traditional Greece exists and is named Valhalla. Its structure utterly out of context is tough to reconcile with half-timbered homes and medieval buildings of many small cities within the space.
Walhalla
The thought of constructing the Walhalla, which in Norse mythology is the abode of the heroes who died in battle, has matured within the then Crown Prince Ludwig in 1807 when Napoleon defeated the Prussian military. The origins of the neoclassical temple dates again to the mid-800, when King Ludwig I commend the architect Leo von Klenze the design of a temple that celebrates the good German males. Inside, there are actually 129 busts and 65 commemorative plaques that seek advice from women and men who’ve distinguished themselves in politics, faith, artwork, science and music.
Inside of Walhalla
Amongst these are: Barbarossa, Bismarck, Erasmus, Luther, Copernicus, Röntgen, Gutenberg, Einstein, Goethe, Mozart, Wagner, Sophie Scholl, heroine of the White Rose anti-Nazi motion, and the identical Ludwig I.
View from Walhalla of Ratisbona
Walhalla in Regensburg is open from 9 am to 17:45 from April to September. As much as 16.45 in October, whereas from November to March is open from 10 am to 11:45 am and from 13:00 to fifteen.45.
