Show MEMORIAL OF GREAT BATTLE monument being erected to commee orate napoleon s defeat one of the greatest battles in his tory occurred on oct 18 1813 at leipsic when napoleon iwas defeated by arthe allied european armies during the past few years funds have been collected all over the german father land in order to provide for means for the erection of an immense monument in commemoration of this great bat tie which laid the foundation tor a united german nation this gigantic monument which will be the greatest in the world is now under construction and it will be fin dished on the day of the one hundredth anniversary of the great battle oct 19 1913 work on the monument was started during the spring of 1900 the base covers no less than 6 square ane while the extreme height when finished will be feet the bonu ment is built on a hill in the neigh boyhood of the city of leipsic which rises to an altitude of about feet above the ground level of the city and therefore will be visible from a great distance the steps leading to the first terrace are of german gran ite a relief feet in length and two feet high adorns the front of the structure when completed the main figure of the monument will show the archangel michael the patron saint of the germans standing on a gigantic war chariot around lie the bodies of the soldiers who fought the battle of leipsic in gothic letters the relief bears the inscription gott mitt uns god with us the mon ament will cost several million marks the entire amount having been already collected prof bruno a famous architect and sculptor Is in charge of the work |