Exterior view
by KLENZE, Leo von, Photo
The Liberation Hall (Befreiungshalle) is a Neoclassical monument on the Michelsberg hill above the town of Kelheim in Bavaria, built by Leo von Klenze between 1836 and 1844. It stands upstream of Regensburg on the river Danube at the confluence of the Danube and the Altm�hl, i.e. the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria to commemorate the victory over Napoleon in the Liberation War (Befreiungskriege) of 1813-15. It is a round structure articulated by lesenes.