Attraction · Munich · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Friedensengel in Munich

Friedensengel is an attraction in Munich, Bavaria. This place has a story in the app. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 930 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a water point and a bike pump.

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Story · Friedensengel

You're standing at the Friedensdenkmal in Munich, in the Bogenhausen district. Locals just call it the Friedensengel, the Angel of Peace. Go on, look up. High on a column, a gilded winged woman catches the light. She's six metres tall, even if she looks much smaller from down here. The statue is a copy of the famous Nike, the goddess of victory by the Greek sculptor Paeonius.

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Friedensengel in Munich: a gilded angel for peace

The Friedensengel in Munich is a monument with a large statue of a winged female figure on top of a tall column. It celebrates 25 years of peace. You will find the Friedensengel in Munich in the Bogenhausen district, in the park at the end of Prinzregentenstraße, close to the Isar. The angel is a copy of a famous statue by Paionios, the sculptor. The monument was unveiled on 16 July 1899.

What you can see at the Friedensengel

Here you will find a fountain with a dolphin and 4 smaller spouting jets. Steps lead up to a terrace with a small temple. Above it rises a column 38 metres high. On top of this column stands a gilded female figure with wings 6 metres across. This statue is a copy of the famous goddess of victory. Inside the small temple you can see portraits of emperors, princes, Bismarck and several generals. In the hall hang gold mosaics depicting war, peace, victory and culture. If you look closely at the angel's wings, you will notice that they stand more upright than before. This is because they were replaced in 1983, after damage in 1981.

The history of the Friedensengel

The monument's construction began on 10 May 1896, and the whole structure was unveiled on 16 July 1899. The artists Heinrich Düll, Georg Pezold and Max Heilmaier worked together on the design in the style of historicism. Wilhelm von Rümann made the fountain with the putti. The monument celebrates the 25 years of peace that followed the Frans-Duitse Oorlog of 1870 and 1871.

Drinking water, toilets and benches near the Friedensengel

There are plenty of spots to rest. The Friedensengel in Munich has 106 benches within a radius of 500 metres. The nearest bench is 48 metres away, at Maximiliansanlagen. For a toilet near the Friedensengel in Munich, you will need to walk a little further. The nearest public toilets are 641 metres away, on Einsteinstraße. There are no drinking water points within 500 metres. Drinking water can be found near the Friedensengel in Munich at a distance of 670 metres, at Max-Weber-Platz. There is a free bike pump 961 metres away, on Oettingenstraße.

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