Lion of the Bavarians
Lion of the Bavarians is a memorial in Nafplio, Argolis. Lion of the Bavarians is situated nearby to the church Άγιοι Πάντες, as well as near the cemetery Νεκροταφείο Ναυπλίου.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: rock relief commemorating Bavarian soldiers 1833-34
- Also known as: “Lion of the Bavarians, Nafplion” and “Sleeping Lion”
- Inscription: “ΟΙ ΑΞΙΩΜΑΤΙΚΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗΣ ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΑΥΑΡΙΑΣ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΣΥΝΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ 1833 ΚΑΙ 1836 ΕΚΠΛΗΡΩΘΗΚΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΛΟΥΒΟΔΙΚΟ Α‘ - ΒΑΣΙΛΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΒΑΥΑΡΙΑΣ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folk Art Museum and National Gallery.
Folk Art Museum
Museum
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The Basil Papantoniou Foundation or BPF is a nonprofit cultural institution and museum based in Nafplion, Greece. It was founded in 1974 by the stage and costume designer Ioanna Papantoniou in memory of her father Vasilis Papantoniou. Folk Art Museum is situated 1 km west of Lion of the Bavarians.
National Gallery
Museum
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National Gallery is a museum, which is situated 610 metres west of Lion of the Bavarians.
Archaelogical Museum
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Nafplio is a museum in the town of Nafplio of the Argolis region in Greece. It has exhibits of the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Helladic, Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods from all over southern Argolis. Archaelogical Museum is situated 1¼ km west of Lion of the Bavarians.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nafplio and Aria.
Nafplio
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nafplio is a small town in Peloponnese. A romantic downtown with cozy streets, a great place to stay for radial travelling around Peloponnese.
Aria
Village
Aria is a community in the municipality of Nafplio, Argolis, southern Greece. It consists of the villages Aria and Exostis. Its population is 3,529.
Agios Adrianos
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Adrianos is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Lion of the Bavarians.
Lion of the Bavarians
- Categories: rock relief, monument, and historic site
- Location: Nafplio, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.56632° or 37° 33′ 59″ northLongitude
22.81145° or 22° 48′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G94HR86+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5377611367OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q109935383
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Lion of the Bavarians” goes by many names.
- German: “Bayerischer Löwe”
- German: “Bayrischer Löwe von Nafplio”
- German: “Königlich-Bayerisches Kriegerdenkmal”
- Greek: “Κοιμώμενος Λέων”
- Greek: “Λέων των Βαυαρών, Ναύπλιο”
- Greek: “Λέων των Βαυαρών”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιοι Πάντες and Νεκροταφείο Ναυπλίου.
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