Munich Stopover14 Odeonsplatz & Max-Joseph-Platz

1. Munich stopover 14

2. Frauenkirche Theatinerkirche Feldherrnhalle Statue of Ludwig I Odeonplatz

3. Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg. The Odeonsplatz is a large square in central Munich which was developed in the early 19th century by Leo von Klenze. On the west side, which is set back from the line of the Ludwigstraße, are the building of the Odeon (1826–28, now the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior) and the identical Palais Leuchtenberg (1817–21, now the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance), both modelled on the Palazzo Farnese in Rome

5. Feldherrnhalle - Hall of GeneralsCommissoned by King Ludwig I to honor two generals: Count Tilly - a hero in the 30-years'-war and K.P.von Wrede, who fought against Napoleon 1814/15

6. The Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall) is a monumental loggia Architect: Friedrich von Gärtner

7. The buliding is modelled after the famous Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence

9. The Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall)

13. The Odeonsplatz has traditionally been an important site of parades and public events, including funeral processions. Together with the Marienplatz, the Odeonsplatz remains an important site for both civic events and demonstrations

14. Theatinerkirche

15. Equestrian statue of Ludwig I by Max von Widnmann, 1862

16. Equestrian statue of Ludwig I and Theatinerkirche

17. Equestrian statue of Ludwig I by Max von Widnmann (1812 –1895)

18. Equestrian statue of Ludwig I and Theatinerkirche

21. Ludwig's favorite motto “Just and Perservering” Details of the equestrian statue of Ludwig I (1786-1868)

22. Klassik am Odeonsplatz

23. Odeonplatz Hofgarten Max-Joseph-Platz

24. Marienplatz Max-Joseph-Platz Munich Residence National Theatre

25. Max-Joseph Platz National theater and statue of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria

26. Max-Joseph Platz National theater and statue of Maximilian I, Bavaria’s first king, by Christian Daniel Rauch

27. statue of Maximilian I

28. Max-Joseph Platz statue of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria with a raised right hand in greeting

29. Max-Joseph Platz National theater and statue of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria

34. Lion on the Monument of Maximilian Joseph at the National Theater

35. Max-Joseph Platz National theater which was opened in 1818

36. The first building commissioned by King Max.I (1811-1818) burnt down five years after its completion. The rebuilding was destroyed in 1943 during an allied air raid. In 1963 a reconstruction of the first building could be opened

38. The National Theatre Munich is the home of the Bavarian State Opera and the BayerischesStaatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet) The Nationaltheater has five tiers with seating for more than 2000 people.

39. National theater detail

40.  Palais Toerring-Jettenbach statue of Maximilian I  Munich Residence National theater Max-Joseph Platz

41. The Neo-Renaissance arcades of the former Palais Toerring-Jettenbach, a rococo mansion which originates from 1747

42. The Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence served as model for its columns

43. The Tuscan-Renaissance loggia of the former Palais Toerring was designed by Leo von Klenze, one of Munich’s greatest 19th-century architects

44. Since 1834, the Palais has served as the city's main post office

45. Opera café in the former main post office, Maximilianstrasse2

46. After the German post office left the building in 2009 it was converted into a multifunc-tional complex known as the Palais an derOper