The National Theatre Munich is a reputed opera house in Max -Joseph-Platz, in Munich, Germany. Though it is named as a National Theatre, however it houses the Bavarian State Opera, and the Bavarian State Ballet. The Bavarian State Opera occasional also performs at the Prinzregententheater that has opened since 1901. For the first time the theatre was commissioned by King Maximilian I of Bavaria and designed by Karl von Fischer, with the Odéon in Paris as its basis. The theatre for the first time open in 1818 with Die Weihe by Ferdinand Fränzl, but was suddenly was destroyed in a fire in 1823. The theaters instantly was reconstructed and re-opened for public in 1825.

The renovated theater designed by Leo von Klenze, included into it the Neo-Grec features as observed in its portico and triangular pediment. In 1930, the building was transformed to make an enlarged stage area with updated equipment. The theater remained there till the bombing of World War II and was destroyed in bombing in October 1943. Once again the theater was reconstructed by the architect Gerhard Moritz Graubner as in the original neo-classical 2100 seat theatre. The new building was a bit bigger than the earlier one and there the foyer and main staircase kept with their original looks and manners. It started on 22 November 1963 by a performance of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

While at its start, the National Theatre hosted the premieres of a good number of operas, even including the German composers. These operas include the noted performances Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (1865), Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868), Das Rheingold (1869) and Die Walküre (1870) after which Wagner decided to construct a theatre in Bayreuth and continue performances thereon. At the second half of the 19th century, it was the Richard Strauss who made the mark on the theatre in city, where, he was born in 1864. After retaining the position of conductor for a short period, Strauss returned to the theatre as to become the principal conductor from 1894 to 1898. In the post-War ear the theater witnessed the significant productions and world famous premieres as well. The Bavarian State Opera is another section of the National Theater and was founded by the Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy and was in existence till 1653. In 1753 the Residence Theatre started there as a major stage. In meanwhile, opera performances there kept on occurring and still held to the date.

With respect to architectural wonders in the city, one can begun his journey in the city from the Marienplatz, that is a massive open square in the city named after the Mariensaule, that is a large open square as named after the name of the Mariensaule, that is a Marian column at its center along with the Old and the New Town Hall. Its tower involves the Rathaus-Glockenspiel, that is an ornate clock that has a about a life sized moving figures which show scenes even from a medieval jousting tournament as well as a performance by the famous “Schäfflertanz”. The old gothic arsenal building near to   Marienplatz houses the Munich Stadtmuseum. The architecture of the gothic Munich had the influence of the citizenry and was not much different from other dual cities like as   Landshut, Ingolstadt and Straubing. When Bavaria was reunited in 1506 Munich became capital of the whole of Bavaria. Also the arts then became increasingly influenced by the court and Munich began to outperform the other cities of the duchy.

Another important section under the architectural buildings in the city is ranges of the houses of worship. They contain many a good number of structures and buildings there. The Peterskirche close to Marienplatz is the oldest church of the inner city. For the first time it was constructed during the Romanesque period, and was the central point of the early monastic settlements in Munich as before the city’s official foundation as in 1158. The oldest church as within the city borders is Heilig Kreuz in the suburb of Fröttmaning next to the Allianzarena, better knows at the Romanesque fresco. The interior sections of the gothic St. Mary’s Church is in the district Ramersdorf-Perlach of Munich that again redesigned as in the baroque style. Close to it is located the Gothic hall-church Heiliggeistkirche which was further converted into the baroque style since from 1724 onwards and is has an inclined look downwards towards the Viktualienmarkt, that is the most popular market of Munich.

The Frauenkirche, is another very famous building there at the city center that serves as the cathedral for the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The Frauenkirche was made from the red brick as in the late Gothic style as around 20 years from 1468. The late gothic churches of the churchyards of St. Peter and of the Frauenkirche close to the Sendlinger Tor and St. Salvator still exist at by the cathedral. The former gothic Augustinerkirche next to the Frauenkirche presently houses the German Hunting and Fishing Museum as well. The nearby Michaelskirche is the largest renaissance church as situated as on the north of the Alps. The church was constructed by William V, Duke of Bavaria as between 1583 and 1597.

The Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst in Munich is the Bavarian State Collection for Ancient Egypt art in Brussels and it exhibits and shows up the entire periods and history of the Ancient Egyptian history. The Middle East section as included in the museum show and displays up areas as from the regions of the Assyrian and Babylonian culture. Since 2008, the museum is located at the Residenz, however, will be moved to the Kunsareal in 2011.

A new, subterranean museum is situated as opposite to the Alte Pinakothek and its building and structure was assumed by the architekt Peter Böhm. The project was inspired by an ancient Egyptian burial chamber. Its entrance is appears to be a marked along a portal wall as similar to the pylon gateways of Egyptian temples. It provides about around 1800 m² of exhibition space, with an additional 400 m² for special exhibitions. It happens to be remained open in winter 2011. The Bavarian state’s collection was started in the 16th century by the Duke Albrecht V and further extended by the  Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria and King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The museum has collections from the periods as the early, middle and late kingdoms, but also to the Hellenistic, roman and coptic era of Egypt.

The collection of the museum has the exhibits of the Ancient Egyptian artifacts, like as sstatues, sculptures, cult articles, papyri, stone tablets with hieroglyphics, glasswares, jewellery, amulets but also mummies, textiles and household goods. With all the artifacts in the museum the most noted ones are as the famous duplex statue showing the the pharaoh Nyuserre Ini as young and as elder man, the statues of the pharaohs Amenemhat III, Ramses II, Thutmosis III and Akhenaten, the sphinx of Sesostris III and of Amenhotep II, the sarcophagus lid of queen Sitdjehuti and the kneeling figure of Senenmut. The Hellenistic-roman period is represented by master pieces such as the bust of a Seleucid ruler and the grand Egyptian statue of Antinous. The most valuable collection in the museum is the treasure of jewellery of the Nubian Queen Amanishakheto. The museum also keeps the Assyrian Orthostat reliefs from the palace of king Ashur-nasir-pal II and a lion from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon that once was been exhibited in the Glyptothek.

From the very beginning and its start the State Museum of Egyptian Art has provided children’s education program even during the summer holidays. It mixes up a short guided tour with the handicraft work that the children even carry to the home.  During the summer holidays and special project days can indulge into the Treasure Hunt that is about giving answers to the different objects in the museum.

The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum located in the Kunstareal in Munich, Germany. Its reputation stands on its being the oldest art galleries in the world as it houses one of the most noted collections of old master paintings. The museum is division of the Bavarian State Picture Collection, an organization of the Free state of Bavaria. King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1825-1848) ordered Leo von Klenze to make   a new building for the gallery for the Wittelsbach collection in 1826. The museum galleries were to exhibit the Rubens’s “Last Judgment” (1617) that is one of the biggest canvasses ever painted. However, building soon became extraordinary in Germany and at entire Europe since its start in 1836 and established itself as a model for new Galleries in Rome, St Petersburg, Brussels and Kassel. The museum building was badly damaged in bombing of World War II but was renovated and reopened to the public in the late 1950s. So, its ornate, pre-war interior could not be restored to its former look despite restoration works. Following are some of the famous paintings in the museum.

• German paintings 14th–17th century: The famous German paintings in the museum are works of Stefan Lochner (“Adoration of the Christ Child by the Virgin (The Nativity)”), Albrecht Dürer (“The Four Apostles”, “Paumgartner Altar”, “Self-portrait in Fur Coat”), Hans Baldung Grien (“Markgrave Christoph of Baden”), Albrecht Altdorfer (“The Battle of Issus”) and Cranach (“Lamentation Beneath the Cross”) and many other noted painters.

• Flemish paintings in the period 16th–18th century: Paintings at the museum under this section includes the paintings of legend like Jan Mabuse (“Danae”), Pieter Brueghel the Elder (“Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching”, “The Land of Cockaigne”), Jacob Jordaens (“Satyr with Peasants”), Leonardo da Vinci’s “Virgin and Child (Madonna of the Carnation)”

• Italian paintings: This section contains the oldest painting in the museum covering the ear from 13th century to 18th century. Some of the popular Italian Gothic paintings in the museum are   Giotto’s famous “The Last Supper”,  Schools of Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting is shown with the works of Fra Angelico (“Entombment of Christ”), Domenico Ghirlandaio (“Virgin and Child with SS. Dominici, Michael, John the Baptist and John the Evangelist”) and many other famous paintings in the museum.

• French paintings: This is the second smallest collection of paintings in museum during the period from 16th to 18th century. It contains the works of Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, François Boucher, Nicolas Lancret, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and other famous painters.

• Spanish Paintings: This is the smallest section of museum and contains the art work by the master painters of Spain between the periods of 16th to 18th century. The major paintings at this section are El Greco (“The Disrobing of Christ”), de la Cruz (“Infant Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain”), Velazquez (“Young Spanish Gentleman”), Jusepe de Ribera (“Saint Bartholomew”) and others.