Attraction · Donaustauf · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Walhalla is an attraction in Donaustauf, Bavaria, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 100 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Walhalla
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You're standing at Walhalla, high above the Danube at Donaustauf, not far from Regensburg. What you see is a Greek temple, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens. Including its base, the whole structure is 125 metres long and 55 metres high.
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The Walhalla Donaustauf is a hall of honour with busts and memorial plaques of famous people from history. The building looks like a temple. Inside you will find writers, scientists and clergymen, and also people from neighbouring countries, such as Erasmus and Rubens. The Walhalla opened in 1842. You will find it high above the river in Donaustauf, not far from Regensburg.
Outside, you can see a structure 125 metres long and 55 metres high, including the base beneath it. In the triangular pediment on the north side, the Germaanse stammen under Arminius are shown in de slag in het Teutoburgerwoud tegen de Romeinen. Inside, you walk through a long hall with many busts and 65 memorial plaques. The plaques honour people for whom no usable portrait existed. You will also find Hugo de Groot and Michiel de Ruyter. Since 1945, new busts have been added, including Albert Einstein in 1990, Sophie Scholl in 2003 and Max Planck in 2022. Above the busts runs a frieze by Martin von Wagner on the early history of the Germanen. There are also marble chairs by sculptor Ernst Mayer, and a statue of Lodewijk himself. The building belongs to the Vrijstaat Beieren, which also decides who else may be added. Take your time to look for the famous names.
The idea for the Walhalla came in 1807, when the prince was still heir to the throne. He wanted to remind people of their shared history, so he commissioned sculptors to make busts of famous figures he chose himself. Later, as ruler, he had the building erected from 1830 to 1842, in neoclassical style, to a design by architect Leo von Klenze. The name comes from myths, where the Walhalla was the hall of fallen heroes. He took a very broad view of who belonged. Martin Luther was only added in 1848, as he had long hesitated, partly because of his religion.
Visiting the Walhalla in Donaustauf requires a ticket, as admission is paid. For current opening hours and the cost of a visit, check the official website at schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/walhalla.htm before you set off. The building is wheelchair accessible, and there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet inside as well. This means you can explore the hall in a wheelchair and take your time looking at the busts and memorial plaques.
Benches are easy to find near the Walhalla in Donaustauf. The nearest one is 63 metres away, along the Fußweg zur Walhalla, and there are 14 benches within 500 metres. A public toilet is also close by: the nearest is 103 metres away. It is free to use, wheelchair accessible and has a baby changing table. Within 500 metres there are 2 public toilets in total. Drinking water is harder to find. According to our map, there is no water tap within 1 km, so you should bring your own water.
After your visit to the Walhalla, you can carry on walking, as there are 2 other sights close by. The Chinesischer Turm is 728 metres away, an attraction you can reach on foot. The Burgruine Donaustauf, a castle whose ruin is still open to view, lies 1,241 metres away. Both spots are a short walk from here. The Outdoor Pitstop app has a 2-minute audio story about the Walhalla, which you can listen to on site, for example while you sit on a bench before carrying on.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
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The Walhalla contains busts and memorial plaques of famous people: warriors, scientists, writers and clergymen. De Vrijstaat Beieren decides who is admitted, and Nederlanders and Vlamingen such as Willem van Oranje, Erasmus and Rubens also have a place there.
Including the substructure, the Walhalla is 125 metres long and 55 metres high. It is a Griekse tempel modelled on the Parthenon in Athene.
The architect Leo von Klenze built the Walhalla on commission from koning Lodewijk I van Beieren, from 1830 to 1842. The building is in neoclassicistische stijl.
Yes, the nearest public toilet is 103 metres away, is free, wheelchair accessible and has a baby changing table. Inside the Walhalla there is also a wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Yes, the nearest bench is 63 metres away, by the Fußweg zur Walhalla. There are 14 benches within 500 metres.
No, according to our map there is no water tap within 1 km, so bring your own water.
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