Munich - Bavaria Statue

The colossal 18m/60ft-high statue of Bavaria in Munich, a female figure in the old German style, was modeled by the Munich artist Ludwig Schwanthaler and cast in bronze by Ferdinand von Miller in 1844-50. Weighing 792kg/1560cwt it is the largest bronze figure ever cast.

Bavaria stands clad in a long garment and a bearskin, her raised left hand holding a garland of oak leaves, her right hand a sword. Beside her sits a lion, the heraldic animal of Bavaria.

A flight of 126 steps leads up inside the statue to the head, from which there is an extensive view over the city.