Wahalla is one of the strangest things I have ever seen. As you are driving through Barvaria, all of a sudden this neo-classical structure appears. It seems completely out of place with the rest of the area. It is stunning. The history behind Wahalla is somewhat long but here is the general idea. After Prussia was defeated by Napoleon in 1807, the Germans were feeling pretty bad about themselves. So Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria came up with the idea of Wahalla in order to pay tribute to "laudible and distinguished Germans." Inside there are busts and plaques paying tribute to folks such as Einstein, Bach, Brahms, Copernicus, Beethoven, Mozart.
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