Germany: Munich

  • Altes Rathaus
  • Around the Town
  • Asamkirche
  • City Views
  • Cuckoo Clocks
  • Dress
  • Frauenkirche
  • Heiliggeistkirche
  • Hofbrauhaus
  • Hofgarten
  • Isar Gate
  • Lions
  • Marienplatz
  • Monkey Tower
  • Neues Rathaus
  • Peterskirche
  • Sendlinger Tor
  • Annakirche
  • Theatinerkirche
  • Viktualien Market

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Theatinerkirche

Munich was our last stop on this trip before returning home.  We arrived by train at the main train station and found our hotel to check-in and drop off our backpacks.  We had great weather, blue skies and mild temperatures.  We were hoping for snow and cold, but no luck.  We still enjoyed the Gluhwein, Bratwurst and other Germany food while we were there.  We had fun walking around and exploring the old part of the city.

Out hotel was located one street over from the front of the main train station.  The hotel was nice and had a good breakfast included.  We were one stop away on the subway from the main shopping area or about a 15 minute walk.

1st Creatif Hotel Elephant
Laemmerstr 6
Munich, DE 80335
Altes Rathaus: This easternmost building on the bustling Marienplatz (main plaza) is the old town hall.
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Around the Town: Various photos from around the town.  Ice skating, gluhwein and a Christmas tree lot.
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Asamkirche: The Baroque Church of St. Johann-Nepomuk, was built in 1733-46.  Interestingly nestled between two ordinary buildings, the exterior does not give any hint as to the splendor within.
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Cuckoo Clocks: Some of the various cuckoo clocks sold in the shops.  The clocks are hand made in the Black Forest area of Germany.
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Dress: A cute window display showing traditional German dress at Christmas time.
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Frauenkirche: This is the largest Gothic assembly building in southern Germany.  It was built in just 20 years from 1468-88.  The twin domes rise to a height of almost 100 meters.

The photo of the tomb is the resting places of Emperor Ludwig IV of Bavaria.

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Heiliggeistkirche: The Church of the Holy Spirit located next to the Vikualien Market.
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Hofbrauhaus: Possibly Munich's greatest tourist attraction, and the epitome of the Bavarian lifestyle, is the Hofbrauhaus.  The large hall can hold 1,000 drinkers seated at long tables.  The first floor can hold an additional 1,300, and many smaller side-rooms known as Trinkstuben.  Every day 10,000 liters of beer are consumed here.

Hitler's Hofbrauhaus Speeches - 1919-1920
Given responsibility for publicity and propaganda, Hitler first succeeded in attracting over a hundred people to a meeting held in October at which he delivered his first speech to a large audience.  In February 1920 he organized a much larger event in the Munich Hofbrauhaus, and presented a twenty-five point program of ideas which were to be the basis of the party. The name of the party was itself changed from German's Workers Party to the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi for short) on April 1st 1920.

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Hofgarten: The Mannerist Temple of Diana in the center of the Hofgarten.  The garden is one of the largest Mannerist gardens north of the Alps.

Mannerist Gardens: When renaissance art was thought to have reached a peak of perfection, designers and their clients became attracted by surprise, novelty and allusion. Gardens were furnished with dramatic features and used for outdoor masques and parties. Virtuoso water displays were admired and the creation of garden features to impress one’s friends became an objective.

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Lions: Munich has over 200 models of lions located around the city. They are sponsored by local business to raise money for children in need.
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Marienplatz: Munich's focal point.  Until 1807 it was a market-place.  It acquired its present name in 1854, when Munich's citizens asked the Virgin Mary to protect them from a cholera epidemic.  For centuries the square was the place where major public event, proclamations, tournaments and executions took place.  Today it is the location of the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
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Monkey Tower at Alter Hof: The Alter Hof was the first home of the Wittelsbach, who were the first and most powerful of the ruling families.  The bay window is known as Monkey Tower.  According to legend, when Ludwig IV was a baby he was carried off by a monkey from the royal menagerie.  The monkey climbed to the top of the tower, and it took a long time for it to be coaxed into returning the child.
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Neues Rathaus: At the famous Marienplatz in Munich, there is the famous Glockenspiel. It is located in the Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus, which dominates Marienplatz. The Glockenspiel is over 100 years old, in 1904 it was placed in one of the towers of the nearly completed Neues Rathaus, or New City Hall. If you happen to be in Marienplatz at the right time you are in for an amazing treat. The square will fill with the sound of the carillon in the Glockenspiel. It plays twice or three times a day, at 10:30am, noon, and 5pm. As the folk music chimes ring out, doors open and brightly hued mechanical figures of enameled copper emerge and begin to dance. The Glockenspiel has two separate acts which celebrate two events from Munich's past. The colorful dancers are doing the Schaefflertanz or Dance of the Coppers which commemorates the end of the plague in 1517. The other "act" is a miniature tournament of knights jousting. They are reenacting a famous tournament that was held for the royal weddings that took place in Marienplatz in 1568. You can enjoy a spectacular view from an observation tower by taking an elevator to the top. An interesting bit of its history is that after World War II, Munich was in ruins. The figures of the Glockenspiel were battered and badly needed a new coat of paint. An American soldier donated some paint for the tattered figurines and was treated to a ride on one of the jouster's horses high above the happy crowd that had come to see the refurbished Glockenspiel.
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City Views: Views of the city taken from atop the Neues Rathaus tower.
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Peterskirche: St. Peter's Church, standing on the highest point of the Old Town, is Munich's earliest public building.  Built in the 11th century, the basilica formed part of the monastery from which the city received it's name (Monchen meaning "monks").  In 1278-94 it was replaced by a new church in the Gothic style.  In the 14th century the twin towers of the west front were replaced with a single tower.  In the 17th century the church was redecorated in Baroque style, and in the 18th century was remodeled in the Rococo style.

The last photo shows how the church looked after it was hit with bombs during WWII.

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Isar Gate: This gate is the only remaining part of the city's original fortifications and is preserved in it's original form.
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Sendling Tor: This gate is the only remaining part of the city's original secondary fortifications built between 1285 and 1347.
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Annakirche: The Neo-Romanesque church of St. Anne.
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Theatinerkirche: St. Cajetan Church.  The church's impressive yellow facade introduces a breath of Italy to Munich. Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, wife of the elector Ferdinand Maria, donated this church to the Italian Order of the Theatines in gratitude for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the throne Prince Max Emanuel. It was built in Baroque style and largely completed by 1688.  The church's interior is unusual for Bavarian Churches. It is monumental and full of southern pathos, dominated by the white stucco works of the Italian stucco masters Moretti, Brenni and Perti.
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Vikualien Market: The city's oldest, largest and most famous outdoor marketplace.  The photos show part of the market, the decorated May Pole and an outdoor Beer Garden.
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