MONUMENT TO THE BATTLE OF THE NATIONS
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Monument of 120,000 of concrete and 26,000 granite stones, featuring statues of knights and mothers of the nation.
From October 16 to 19, 1813, the Battle of the Nations took place near Leipzig, where Napoleon's army was crushed by the Russian-Prussian coalition. This battle heralded the beginning of the end for the French Emperor. It was soon co-opted by the ideology of the German Second Empire. This giant monument is a frightening display of Wilhelmian nationalism, with its enormous statues of knights and mothers of the nation, all without facial expressions. It's made of 120,000m3 of concrete and 26,000 granite stones, and stands over a hundred meters high. It was erected between 1898 and 1913. More a hymn to power than a prayer for peace, its sheer size never ceases to impress. You have to go inside to appreciate the enormity of the building and its significance, or climb to the very top for a superb view of Leipzig. At weekends, it's a popular place to stroll, with sausages and sweets on sale in front of its esplanade. It's also known in Leipzig as the "place of suicides": in the 1990s, on more than one occasion, someone climbed to the top and threw himself off..
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