Friedensengel, Friedensdenkmal, Maximiliansanlage, Bogenhausen, Muenchen, Munich, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday around Munich: tall gold Nike in peace

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Standing high in Maximiliansanlage (Maximilian Park) is a peace monument 38-metres (125-feet) tall constructed by Heinrich Düll, Georg Pezold, and Max Heilmaier. The Friedensengel (angel of peace) with the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, was completed and raised in 1899 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the end of the Franco-Prussian War.

The monument and column sit at the top of a square temple with the Prinzregent-Luitpold-Terrasse observation platform where visitors can see west down Prinzregentenstrasse. In her right hand, Nike holds an olive branch in peace; in her left hand she holds a small figure of the goddess Athena to represent both war and wisdom.

I made this photo on 23 Feb 2017 with the Canon EOS6D mark1, 70-300 glass, and the following settings: 1/1000-sec, f/9, ISO1000, and 220mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-kpQ.

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