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Munich (Mu00fcnchen) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg
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Greetings from Munich 18
Siegestor Munich Academy of Fine Arts is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany, founded 1808 by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts The large 19th-century Renaissance Revival style building complex, designed by Gottfried Neureuther, was completed in 1886
Munich Academy of Fine Arts Max von Widnmann (1812 –1895) Castor and Pollux (1886)
Munich Academy of Fine Arts Max von Widnmann Castor and Pollux (1886)
Bavarian National Museum 1894 –1899
Bavarian National Museum 1894 –1899
Arcisstrasse the horse tamer (Rosselenker) by Hermann Hahn 1928
Arcisstrasse the horse tamer (Rosselenker) by Hermann Hahn 1928
Arcisstrasse The horse tamer (Rosselenker) by Hermann Hahn 1928
Juristische Bibliothek Law-Library Stairs (you don’t need to be a lawyer or a law student to visit this elaborate library as it is open to the public)
Juristische Bibliothek (Law-Library) is located within the city’s Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall)
Juristische Bibliothek (Law-Library) Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall, 3rd Floor)
Bavarian State Library (National Bavarian Library) General Reading Room Mon - Sun 8.00 - 24.00
The Maximilianstraße in Munich is one of the city's four royal avenues next to the Brienner Straße, the Ludwigstraße and the Prinzregentenstraße. It starts at Max-Joseph-Platz, where the Residenz and the National Theatre are situated, and runs east-west. Today, highest retail rents in Germany
Max-Joseph-Platz memorial for King Maximilian Joseph (Maximilian I, King of Bavaria) by Christian Daniel Rauch Detail of the pedestal
Memorial for King Maximilian Joseph (Maximilian I, King of Bavaria) by Christian Daniel Rauch Detail of the pedestal
Details of the pedestal - Promotion of religion and the arts Promotion of justice and agriculture
The Memorial was only revealed in 1835 since the king had rejected to be eternalized in sitting position
Allegorie der Felicitas Publica Bavaria
Memorial for King Maximilian Joseph (Maximilian I, King of Bavaria)
Bronze statue (5 m high) of Maximilian II (1811 – 1864) with the constitution and a sword in his hands. He reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I and son King Ludwig II, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extravagance
On the lower part of the pedestal sit four allegorical figures representing four virtues: Friedensliebe (Loving Peace), a young man with a palm branch and a cornucopia
Friedensliebe (Loving Peace), a young man with a palm branch and a cornucopia
Gerechtigkeit (Justice), a woman with book and sword
Stärke (Strength), a man with helmet, sword and lion
Weisheit (Wisdom), a woman with torch
Oberanger, This reflecting bowls are part of the art object 'air borne' by Christopher Klein, located in the atrium of the Angerhof in Munich
Mary's Column The Mariensäule Munich Old Town Hall Historic dates in the development of Munich on the facade of Altes Rathaus
Mary's Column The Mariensäule The four putti created by Ferdinand Murmann symbolize the city's overcoming of war, pestilence, hunger and heresy