BAVAMIA, a colossal female statue at Munich, which bears the name of the country of which it is a personification, is said to be second in size only to the famous Colossus of Rhodes. It was erected by king Louis I., the model having been executed by Schwanthaler. Externally, the figure bears a German aspect. A long folding garment reaches from the middle to the naked foot; over the half-naked breast a skin is cast, and the hair falls freely over the back. The brow is adorned with sprigs of oak; in the left hand, which is raised, she holds a wreath of oak; and in the right, which is bent towards the breast, a sword; at her side reposes the Bavarian lion, the guardian of her kingdom, in a sitting attitude. The statue is 65 ft. high, the pedestal being 30, so that the whole Monument has a height of 95 feet. The statue was cast from the bronze of Turkish and Norwegian cannon. Internally, it is very remarkable. Through the back part of the
pedestal. a door leads to a stone staircase, consisting of 60 steps. The figure itself is hollow, and resembles a mine, with side-passages which lead into the lion. A staircase of cast iron, of 58 steps, leads through the neck up into the head, where there are two sofas, and several'openings for .the enjoyment of the view. At the highest part of the bead, there is the following inscription: " This colossal figure, erected by Louis I., king of Bavaria, was designed and modeled by L. von Schwanthaler, and cast in bronze, in years 1844 to 1850, by Ferdinand head contains standing-room for 31 per sons. The whole figure consists of seven pieces, and the lion, of five. The monument formally uncovered, amidst great rejoicings, on the 7th Aug., 1850.