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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 468482, member: 6370&quot;]It would be the pinnacle of what they call Wilhelmine style (German Empire style heavy influenced by a militaristic culture)...Like gothic architecture it is obviously going for that feeling of power and majesty but similarities beyond that are few. What is that style? Have you ever seen Emperor Wilhelm I and the men he surrounded himself with? wearing some complicated, over the top, uniform plastered with a ridiculous number medals and insignia? With sashes, cords, swords and daggers, back straight, not a thread out of place, immaculate, clean lines, cold, ordered. In this case, with over the top, romanticism of military style and pomp...that is Wilhelmine style to me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Wilhelm1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/images/10005382.KaiserPortrait.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This monument is, in some way, a simple and straight forward structure as is the style, clean lines, angular, ordered, meant to impress with its shear size and great monumental sculptural adornments, mythical. It is a monument of war built by a military culture who almost worshiped war. Like coins, it is a product of its time and the culture who erected it love it or hate it. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After seeing great hi-res images of all the aspects of the building, I would say that its value is not only the history and culture it represent, or the event it commemorates, but it is just an impressive structure adorned with stylized monumental statues masterfully crafted. It is a work of art crafted by highly skilled masters. One I would like to see in person one day. I have read its such a big dense structure it almost seems to have its own magnetic pull, that to see it in person is quite striking.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Being a fan of Imperial Roman history and other cultures that built grande structures to war or state such as this, I appreciate this for what it is as I would the Column of Trajan or the Arch of Constantine. Being a person who likes classic styles of art and sculpture over modern design, I would take the Völkerschlachtdenkmal over the Eiffil Tower (that I have been on...yawn) any day.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I also understand tastes are subjective and what impresses one may not impress others, I was impressed when I first saw the Statue of Liberty in America...I know others were less than impressed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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