Aluminiumstandbild von Joseph Graf von Montgelas

The most striking statue on Promenadeplatz

Maximilian von Montgelas (1759–1838) was a Bavarian statesman, a member of a noble family from the Duchy of Savoy. He was known for his role as an important reformer. This striking aluminum statue ...

Contemporary monument at Promenadeplatz

Went by Promenadeplatz recently to see the monuments situated at this public square in the Old Town. Most interesting to me is the aluminium block sculpture of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Montgelas, th...

It's a little interesting, but don't go out of the way though.

This sculpture stands in tribute to Maximilian Josef Garnerin, Count von Montgelas, a 18th and 19th century Bavarian statesman. His main legacy seems to have been loyal service to Bavarian rulers and ...

Aluminium statue of Maximilian Joseph Count of Montgelas at Promenadeplatz

One of the more interesting monuments at Promenadeplatz is the 6-metre tall aluminium statue of Maximilian Joseph Count of Montgelas, the early 19th-century statesman in Bavaria. This monument is the ...

A great politician.

Original Text

Unexpected, controversial and therefore very interesting monument to one of the main actors of the Bavarian policy to the French Maximilian Mongel. (In German Montgelas is read). The decision of the sculptor of the original ...