Leopoldstraße The Siegestor is a three-arched triumphal arch crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. Arch. Friedrich von Gärtner and completed by Eduard Mezger 1843-50 The gate was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Today, the Siegestor is a monument and reminder to peace. 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"
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