. Memory In Motion – art in the public space, Munich, end of July 07

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. Memory In Motion – Munich, possible locations

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The Feldherrnhalle (sometimes also written Feldherrenhalle, "Hall of the Commanders") is a monumental loggia in Munich, Germany. It was built between 1841 and 1844 at the southern end of Munich's Ludwigstrasse. The Feldherrnhalle was a symbol of the honours of the Bavarian Army. It contains statues of military leaders Johann Tilly and Karl Phillip von Wrede. The central sculptural group was added in 1882, after the Franco-Prussian War.

On Sunday morning, 9 November 1923, the Feldherrnhalle was the scene of a confrontation between the Bavarian State Police and an illegally organized march by the followers of Adolf Hitler. When ordered to stop the marchers continued; the State Police felt threatened and opened fire. Sixteen marchers were killed and a number were wounded, including Hermann Göring. As a result, Hitler was arrested and sentenced to a prison term. This was one of the efforts by the Nazis to take over the Bavarian State, commonly referred to as the Beer Hall Putsch.

After Hitler had risen to power, he had a memorial on the east side of the Feldherrnhalle erected to the memory of his followers who were killed. During the Nazi period, those who passed by the memorial were required to give the Nazi salute.