Walhalla, val hahl'la, or Temple of Fame, a magnificent and sumptuously decorated Doric octostyle temple, on the Danube, near Ratisbon, built in 1830 by Ludwig I as a national pantheon. The pediments and frieze contain sculptures representing the history of the Teutonic people. The idea of the erection is derived from the Walhalla, or Valhalla, the ancient paradise of Odin and the Scandinavian deities.