Talk:Völkerschlachtdenkmal

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..and it looks really creepy. On a misty day, it would do perfectly for staging some gothic-horror movie. BTW the dark wave scene who meets in Leipzig anually (?) loves this thing. I hate it. Among all historic buildings in Germany, this one ranks top under the most disgusting. Oh and btw the verbose translation would be "Battle of the Peoples Monument". 84.188.188.160 16:32, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] need a better pic

Can someone take a picture with people in? It's impossible to gauge the size of it.

There are many persons visible on the picture - they are just 50 times smaller than the monument! --Matthead 01:05, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
I took a picture of the Leipziger Badewannenrennen, last summer. I could upload it later. There are boats on the lake and a lot of people around it. Maybe later the day... — N-true 18:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Placards and Such

I know it is POV, but perhaps something should be mentioned about the unapologetically manipulative world view/POV-pushing that stands out on the displays within the monument itself. See for yourself:



One reads: "If the monument collapses, it could itself become an indication for peace and the transcience of war." (Quote from SPD Representative)

Fortunately, this article is fine - it does not feel the need to forcefeed ideology to its guests like these ultraliberal internationalist propagandists.--Hohns3 18:21, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] caption under image

actually, this figure is not a "proud germanic knight" but St. Michael, patron saint of chrisitan soldiers styled as a knight. Don't know if this should be mentioned... Zemlod 12:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] concrete

I modified this sentence in the article: "It was one of the first major structures to make extensive use of concrete, although the facings are of granite." Although this is consistent with information found on the website relating to the restoration, this statement is dubious. Concrete has been around for a long time. --Lockley 06:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)