By:Markus Krueger (kruegerson) on May 20, 2008
Tags: hermannsdenkmal , arminius , monument , hermann , teutoburger , wald , hiddesen , teutoburg , forest , detmold , lippe , varusschlacht , varus , 2009

The Hermannsdenkmal / Hermann monument is located in the southern part of the Teutoburg Forest, southwest of Detmold. It commemorates the Varusbattle. It was completed in 1875 according to plans by Ernst von Bandel.

I have put a Zoomify version of this image here, if anyone wants to compare..
http://hermannsdenkmal.net/gigapix-hermannsdenkmal-komplett.html

dimensions:
26792 x 43715 px
printed:
227cm x 370cm - 300dpi - 8,4 m2
945 cm x 1542cm - 72 dpi - 145,8 m2
2268 cm x 3700 cm - 30 dpi - 839,1 m2

I took a spherical picture inside the head as well:

http://www.digital-park.de/kubus/pages/squaring-the-head.php

more about the monument (wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermannsdenkmal

Date Taken: May 20, 2008
Date Added: May 20, 2008
Bookmarked: 1 time
Total Views: 8428 views
Gear: Canon 5d
Snapshots: 10
Size: 1.17 gigapixels
Field of View: 20.0 degrees wide, 32.6 degrees high