In October 1813, the Battle of Leipzig, or the Battle of the Nations took place between Napoleon and his allies against Russian, Prussian, Austrian, and Swedish fighters. In the end, Napoleon was forced to surrender and retreat. The monument was finally broken in 1898 on the very spot the French leader had surrendered. After 15 years of construction, was finished in 1913. During the Third Reich, Hitler used it for meetings and then under the DDR, it was seen as a representation of Russia and German cooperation since they fought together during the Battle of the Nations.
The monument is various levels that you walk up the over 500 steps to the various levels (there is an elevator to some of the levels).
The pictures don't really do the scale of this statutes justice, you can see it better in this photo - check out the size of the people sitting on the bench.
The reward you get when you get to the top is some spectacular views of the surrounding city.
And yes we did all of these things in one day!
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