Glyptothek
The Konigsplatz was inspired by King Ludwig I and built by Lv.Klenze. The green area is enclosed by three buildings: the Propylaea,the building with the National Antique Collection and facing this the Glyptothek (1816-1830).The Glyptothek is the oldest German museum for sculptures and invites you to stroll through Roman portraits of emperors and private persons through a period of five centuries. One of the most famous sculptures is the "Barberini faun" from the 3rd century B.C. Together with the National Antique Collection, this is the richest exhibition of antique art in Germany.
Theatinerkirche
The church owes its existence to Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, wife of Elector Ferdinand Marias. The Electress
kept her vows as thanks for the long hoped for birth of an hereditary prince and had an extremely beautiful house of God built with a court church and also a monastery for the Theatine monks.The Italian A. Barelli was the architect (1663), his prototype was the mother church of the Theatine Order in Rome. The church, with its basilican design in Italian
high baroque, was the major inspiration for the later baroque style in Southern Germany. The elaborate interior decoration is from G.N. Perti, among others.
Asamkirche
Built and donated (1733-1746) by the brothers Asam in honor of the martyr Johan Nepomuk (1340-1393).The unusual building built by the bothers Asam is one of the greatest works of Bavarian Rococo. It is to be found, rather hidden, on the right-hand side of the Sendlinger Straße, just before the Sendlinger Tor (old town gate), flanked by the Asam house of the left and the presbytery on the right, right in the middle of a closed row of houses. The extravagant ornamental interior design is of particular interest. The photo on the left shows the holy trinity which is part of the most important feature of the church, the two-story high alter.
Nationaltheater
Proudly standing in Munich's glamour shopping boulevard, the Maximilianstraße, is a building in classicistic style - the Nationaltheater. It was built
by K.v.Fischer as a copy of the Paris Odeon and became one of the most important opera houses in Europe (opened in 1818).The house was twice almost completely destroyed, the first time shortly after the opening in 1823 and the second time during the second worldwar in 1943. Both times the building was reconstructed in original form. Three Greek styles are manifested in the doric entrance hall, the ionic stairway and the corinthic royal foyer. The photo on the left shows the auditorium with the royal box.
Alte Pinakothek
The elongated building standing at right angles to the Barer Straße contains a collection of paintings ofworld-wide reputation. The chief treasures are the early German and Flemish works, however also Italian (e.g. L.d.Vincis "Maria and Child"), French (e.g. Bouchers "Marquise de Pompadour") and Dutch paintings such as Weydens "Adoration of the Magi". The museum is a real find for all lovers of art. A large number of the paintings are from the Munich
Collection of the House of Wittelsbach. This is therefore not just a collection relating to the history of art, rather it is basically a royal collection.
Feldherrnhalle
This classicistic building is a copy of one in Florence and shows King Ludwig I's preference for Italian architecture. The Feldherrnhalle was built by F.v.Grtner (1841/44) with memorials for the military leaders Count Tilly and Prince Wrede. The figures were modelled by L. Schwanthaler and cast by F.v.Miller. The monument at the back is in remembrance of the heroic action of the Bavarian army. The architectural style of this building harmonizes exceptionally well with the Theatinerkirche,the Royal Residence and the Ludwigstraße leading up to it. This emphasizes the southern European character of the Odeonsplatz.
Wittelsbacher Brunnen
There is a very special atmosphere in Munich, coming from the rippling of the many fountains. You will find them nearly everywhere when walking around, also at the Lenbachplatz. It is dominated by one of the most beautiful fountains made in the last century: the Wittelsbacher Brunnen. The city had it built upon the completion of the water supply system. A monument was thus put up to which the House of Wittelsbach made a large contribution. This fountain made by
A.v. Hildebrandt (1893/95) was most successful both in a town-planning aspect as well as regarding the sculptural qualities, and the fountain allegorizes the power and the blessing of water.
Hofbrauhaus
There's a song which goes "In Munich there's a Hofbrauhaus, one, two and down the hatch!". This world famous beer drinking house has been at the "Platzl" in the center of the old town for 400 years. Founded in 1589 as the Royal Breweries of Duke Wilhelm V. From 1830 it was the general meeting place, and the flood of beer lovers became so great that the place was forever being extended.The building, in the old Munich town house style as it is today, with the festive hall, the taprooms and the traditional drinking quarters was built in 1896/97 by Max Litmann and G. Maxon. This most popular of all beer drinking places in the world is visited every year by four million people.
