tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480825835428570676.post3791009917139387784..comments2023-09-08T17:35:45.954+02:00Comments on Munich Daily Photo: Peace ArchTroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490578674467072478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480825835428570676.post-8110259140799425082009-07-14T23:16:07.852+02:002009-07-14T23:16:07.852+02:00Hi,
as a Munich Kindl who lives in the US I very ...Hi,<br /><br />as a Munich Kindl who lives in the US I very much enjoy your blog. It's interesting to see how expats in Munich see "my' city and to compare your observations with my own reflections about the essence of being German/Bavarian - which becomes very obvious to me in living abroad. <br />Plus: it relieves some of my homesickness. So: Thank you!!!<br /><br />But being very german here I can't resist to comment that the Siegestor was actually built by King Ludwig I, finished 1852 and was more a design feature for his glamorous Ludwigstrasse than a symbol of war or peace - modeled after similar arches in Europe and decicated to the bavarian army. There's still a link to WWII, though: it was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt afterwards. At that time the inscription "Dem Sieg geweiht, vom Krieg zerstört, zum Frieden mahnend" (dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, calling for peace) was added to the arch.<br /><br />I apologize for being a supersmartie here :-)<br /><br />Looking forward to future entries!<br />StephanieSteffi & Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261512807492971927noreply@blogger.com