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Bavaria und Ruhmeshalle - Statue of Bavaria and Hall of Fame is a Bavarian national monument. The Germanic woman symbolizes the first mother of all Bavarians.
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Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen, meaning "by the monks". It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms Munich city coat of arms
The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising
Flughafen München, is a major international airport near Munich, the second busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic behind Frankfurt Airport, and the seventh busiest airport in Europe, handling 40,9 million passengers in 2015
Munich International Airport Visitors Park Besucherzentrum
Munich Westfriedhof platform of the Munich U-Bahn Smart escalator in Munich U-Bahn subway system starts and stops when needed by carpet head
Bavaria and Hall of Fame at the Theresienwiese in Munich Schwanthalerhöhe
Bavaria und Ruhmeshalle - Statue of Bavaria and Hall of Fame Bavarian national monument. The Germanic woman symbolizes the first mother of all Bavarians. The 18m-high figure was 1850-86 the world's highest bronze statue. Steps inside lead to the head
Behind the Statue of Bavaria the Hall of Fame with busts of Bavarian persons of merit on the fields of politics, science and arts, a Doric colonnade with a main range and two wings, designed by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria
Munich Bavaria Recast of the right hand, in the Deutsches Museum
The Ruhmeshalle (literally hall of fame) is situated on an ancient ledge above the Theresienwiese in Munich. It is built of Kelheim limestone and is 68 metres long and 32 metres deep.
The Ruhmeshalle was built as part of a complex which also includes the Bavariapark and the Bavaria statue
The locals in Munich fondly refer to Oktoberfest as "die Wiesn" because of its location, Theresienwiese (named after Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen). Theresienwiese is an open space which serves as the official ground of the Munich Oktoberfest
Saint Paul's church 1892-1906 The two western towers are 76 meters high
The height of the main tower is 97 meters, its model was the tower of the Frankfurt Cathedral
Saint Paul's church Reliquaries