2. Munich also is the largest city of the German state of
Is the capital and
Bavaria. It is located over the Isar river, which is on the north
of the Bavarian Alps. About 1.42 million people live in this city,
one of the reason is because is the city with high quality of
Germany.
Munich was the host city of the 1972 Summer Olympics.
In 1506, Bavaria was reunited
in order to Munich being the
capital.
3. The Frauenkirche is a very important church of Munich
and Europe because of his architecture. Is a lutheran
church from the baroque period. It´s a landmark and is
considered a symbol of the Bavarian capital city. It offers
a unique view of Munich and the nearby Alps.
4. Alte Pinakothek art museum situated in the
The Alte Pinakothek is an
Kunstareal in Munich. It is one of the oldest galleries in
the world and the houses are one of the most famous
collections of Old Master paintings.The museum is part
of the Bavarian State Picture Collection, an organization
of the Free state of Bavaria.
5. Munich Residenz
It´s the old royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs which is
in the city centre of Munich. The Residenz is the largest
city palace in Germany and nowadays is open to visitors.
People usually go for its architecture, room decorations,
and displays from the former royal collections. It have
the jewels of the Wittelsbach dynasty which today are
exhibited in the Schatzkammer.
6. EnglischerGarten, is a large public park in the centre
Garten
The Englischer
of Munich, stretching from the city centre to the
northeastern city limits.With an area of 3.7 km2 , it is one
of the world's largest urban public parks, larger than New
York's Central Park.
7. Englischer Garten At the mouth of the artificial
stream that runs through the
Englischer Garten, there is a
standing wave produced by
the water pumping
mechanism. Surfers attempt
to surf on this wave for as
long as they can. The
signage states that surfing
should only be done by
expert or skilled surfers.
8. Glyptothekis a museum in Munich, which was
The Glyptothek
commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I. He want to
keep his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures. The
Glyptothek contains sculptures dating from the archaic
cycle to the Roman age.Today the museum is a part of
the Kunstareal.
9. Theatinerkirche a Catholic church in Munich.The
The Theatine Church is
church was built in Italian high-Baroque style, the church
is 72 meters long and 15.5 meters wide and it have got
two towers that measure 71 meters.
Its Mediterranean appearance
and yellow coloring became a
well known symbol for the city
and it had much influence on
Southern German
architecture.
10. Allianz Arena
The Allianz Arena is a football stadium in the north of Munic
h. The two professional Munich football clubs
FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 München, have played
their home games there, at the Allianz Arena.
The Allianz Arena is the third
biggest stadium in Germany
behind in Dortmund and the
in Berlin.
11. Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is the world's largest festival held
annually in Munich. It is a 16-day festival running
from late September to the first weekend in
October and it have more than 6 million people
from around the world attending the event every
year.
The Oktoberfest is an important part
of culture which having been held
since 1810. Other cities across the
world also hold , formed after the
original Munich event.