13/06/2017

Exploring Places LXXIX: Munich Germany

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Munich. Fabulsit travel

WHERE IS MUNICH?
Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

Location of Munich 

Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of around 1.5 million.


MUNICH IS FAMOUS FOR...
…hosting the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the Munich Massacre took place.

Munchen Olympics logo

…  being a leading location for science and research with a long list of Nobel Prize laureates from Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901 to Theodor Hänsch in 2005.

Röntgen. Wikipedia
Hänsch. Wikipedia

…the Oktoberfest, which attracts millions of people visiting its beer tents ("Bierzelte") and fairground attractions. The Oktoberfest was first held on 12 October 1810 in honour of the marriage of crown prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The festivities were closed with a horse race and in the following years the horse races were continued and later developed into what is now known as the Oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest

PLACES TO VISIT

New town hall (NeuesRathaus)

Rathaus Munchen. 

The NeueRathaus (New Town Hall) is a magnificent neo-gothic building from the turn of the century which architecturally dominates the north side of Munich’s Marienplatz.

Hall of fame and Bavaria

Hall of Fame

On a hill at the west end of the Theresienwiese sits the 18-meter-high (36 feet) bronze statue of Bavaria. In the head of the female symbol and earthly patron of Bavaria is an observation deck with two benches.

Viktualienmarkt

Viktualienmarkt

When the food market of the city had grown too large for the central square Marienplatz, King Maximilian I issued a decree in 1807 to have it moved a few metres to the south-east, to the square between Heiliggeist-Kirche and Frauenstraße. Charity buildings that had once belonged to the church were demolished to make way for the market square or "Markplatz", which only much later came to be known as "Viktualienmarkt" or victuals market.

Olympic Park

Olympic Park Munich

Site of the 1972 Olympics, this landscaped park contains sport facilities, lakes, bicycle paths, concert venues, restaurants and a football stadium, as well as its landmark "tent-style" roofs.

Church of St. Peter (Alter Peter)

Munich Alter Peter

"The Kirche St. Peter (“Church of St. Peter”) is one of Munich’s landmarks, the oldest parish church in the city, and is known affectionately by the locals as Alter Peter (“Old Peter”). The church stands on a hill called Petersbergl, which is the only noteworthy elevation within the Munich’s historic Old Town.

Nymphenburg Palace

Nympherburg Palace

The baroque palace in the west part of Munich was the summer residence of the Bavarian monarchs. Five generations of Wittelsbach rulers were involved in the construction of this stately ensemble, which houses several outstanding collections. With its lavishly decorated interior and the famous "Gallery of Beauties" commissioned by Ludwig I, the palace is one of Munich's favorite attractions. Among the highlights are the former bedroom of King Ludwig II and the impressive banquet hall with fine ceiling frescoes by Johann Baptist Zimmermann.

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