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Learnt about the ancient character of Munich via landmarks

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To judge out a character of a city or place you can know it better through monuments and landmarks standing out there as they are the spots that have passed out past as well as experience of present times. Likewise have some experience of landmarks of Brussels, capital city of Belgium to know it completely by reading briefs of the monuments in the city.

•    Alter Peter: It is a pre- Merovingian church that is site of the Munich city even before its establishment.  In 8th century monks used to live around this church on a hill named as Petersbergl. During the 12th century a new church in the Bavarian Romanesque pattern was constructed over there in Gothic style. The church building was burnt in fire and dedicated and renew in 1368. Within the church there is a high altar to which Erasmus Grasser contributed the figure of Saint Peter.  There other than masterpieces existed five Gothic paintings by Jan Polack and several altars by Ignaz Gunther.

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Alter Peter

•    Nymphenburg: It is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, Germany and was premier summer palace of rulers of Bavaria.  The palace was constructed by Prince-electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy on the design and patters of the Italian architects Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. Its central pavilion was accomplished in 1675. In 1701, Max Emanuel, the heir to Bavaria led to the expansion and further reconstruction of the Church. To the next extensions to the church two pavilions were added each in the south and north of Barelli’s palace by Enrico Zucalli and Giovanni Antonio Viscardi.

•    Marienplatz: It is a premier square in the city center of Munich, Germany as in operation well centuries before and is operational from 1158. During Middle Ages markets and tournaments used to occur in the city square.  Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in its centre in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation. Presently it has structures like the New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) on the north side.On the eastern side of the city is located Altes Rathaus that is a gothic council hall and ballroom and tower.

Marienplatz Muenchen

Marienplatz Muenchen

•    Olympiaturm: It is a tower in Olympiapark, Munich and has an overall height of 291 meter and has a weight of around 52,500 tons. On tower around at the height of 190 meter there exists an observation platform as well as a small rock and roll museum housing a number of memorabilia. From its opening in 1968 till now around 36 million visitors have climbed this tower. At a height of 182 there is a revolving restaurant that seats around 230 people in it. The full revolution of restaurant takes around 53 minutes. It remains open for public daily from 9:00 am to 24:00 hrs.

Munchen Olympiaturm

Munchen Olympiaturm

•    Residenz: It is the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs in the center of the city of Munich, Germany. It has vast collection of architecture, room decorations and display from the royal collections. The complex of building has ten courtyards and the museums with rooms showing upto 130 rooms. Its three main parts are the Königsbau, the Alte Residenz and the Festsaalbau. A wing of the Festsaalbau keeps the Cuvilliés Theatre from the reconstruction of the Residenz after World War II.

•   Stachus: It is a large square in central Munich. That was termed officially   Karlsplatz in 1797 after the unpopular Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria. Munich rarely use that name, calling the square instead Stachus, after the pub Beim Stachus.

•    Frauenkirche (Münchner Dom): It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising and has reputation of being symbolized Bavarian State Capital. The church towers can be easily seen from distance in city.

•    Olympiaberg: It is an Olympic Park that was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. It is located at the area of Munich that is too known as the “Oberwiesenfeld”, this Park even work as a venue for cultural, social, and religious like as worship. The Park is controlled by Olympiapark München GmbH, a holding company fully working under the state capital of Munich.

Olympia Park

Olympia Park

•    Bavaria Statue: It is a bronze cast statue of a female figure showing up Bavaria’s secular patron saint and is situated at the border of the Thereseinwises. The statue was constructed by the foundry of J.B. Stiglmair from 1844 until 1850, mainly by Stiglmair’s nephew Ferdinand Von Miller. Since the Bavaria is one of the biggest bronze sculptures in the world.

Bavaria Statue

Bavaria Statue

•    Gärtnerplatz: It is an opera house and opera company in Munich and was designed by the architect Michael Reiffenstuel. After its inauguration in 5th November 1865, it works as Munich’s second opera house after the National Theatre.

•   Walking Man: It is a Famous sculpture from the world famous French sculptor Auguete Rodin and in bronze. The statue was made by Roding around 1877 and 1878.  According to the Bibliography provided by the National Gallery of Art, the Walking Man is a version St. John without head and arms. This sculpture is based upon the movement of the piece. According to some other it has connection to Hercules without a head or hands