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Fig. 8: The Ludwig Bridge in Munich, 1896/97
Aleksander Gierymski: The Ludwig Bridge in Munich, 1896/97. Oil on canvas, 81 x 60 cm, inv. no. MP 4758 MNW, National Museum of Warsaw/Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
Laid out by the French military administration in 1946; 217 dead were buried here, whose remains had been found in shallow graves in the surrounding area