Tympanum of the National Theatre

From here you can see the statue of the Opera's builder on the forecourt. This statue was created by the people of Munich shortly before his death, but the old king categorically refused to erect it because he considered its depiction in a seated position undignified. It was only years after his death that his son Ludwig I approved the erection of the statue. During World War II, the square was largely destroyed, only the old king remained intact, which led some to the perhaps somewhat heretical question of what would have become of him if he had actually been standing ...