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- Feb 5, 2021
Nothing boils my blood more than reading up on post-WW2 German monument reconstruction.
I swear it's like the Germans get a little bit of backbone with this shit and then have to cuck out the last minute. Why even reconstruct it if you leave the top of the arch totally bare?The arch was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army (Dem Bayerischen Heere). Today, the Siegestor is a monument and reminder to peace. After sustaining heavy damage in World War II it was to be demolished in July 1945,[1] however, the arch was reconstructed and restored only partially,[4] in a manner similar to the conservation of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin. The new inscription on the back side by Wilhelm Hausenstein reads Dem Sieg geweiht, vom Krieg zerstört, zum Frieden mahnend, "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, urging peace". In the early 21st century, the remaining statues were meticulously cleaned and restored.