Bavaria
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Bavaria is an 18.5-metre bronze statue commissioned by King Ludwig I and cast between 1843 and 1850 to a design by Ludwig Schwanthaler, the first colossal bronze figure made since antiquity. She weighs over 87 tons and stands above the Theresienwiese, where Oktoberfest unfolds at her feet each year. A spiral staircase climbs inside to a viewing platform in her head, overlooking the fairground and the city.
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Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich, southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian homeland, and by extension its strength and glory. The statue is part of an ensemble which also includes a hall of fame (Ruhmeshalle) and a stairway. It was commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria, with the specific design being chosen by competition. It was cast at the Munich foundry of J.B. Stiglmair between 1844 and 1850 and is the first colossal statue since Classical Antiquity to consist entirely of cast bronze. It was and is up to the present day considered a technological masterpiece. Because of its size it had to be produced in several parts; it is 18.52 metres (60 ft. 9 in.) high and weighs about 87.36 tons. It rests on a stone base which is 8.92 (28 ft.) metres high. An internal circular staircase leads up to a platform in the head, where four openings in the helmet provide a view of the Theresienwiese and downtown Munich.