Junket to Austria Photo Gallery - Munich, Germany

26 Juli 2003

Hauptbahnhof Munich's train station - a common transfer point for trips out of Innsbruck	Hauptbahnhof	McDonald's at the entrance of Munich's city center
Entrance to Munich's city center	Michaelskirche "The largest Renaissance church north of the Alps... constructed by Duke Wilhelm the Pious in 1583.... Among those who have been laid to rest in the crypt are Duke Wilhelm himself, more than 40 Wittelsbachs, and "Mad" King Ludwig II, perhaps the family's most notorious member." (Frommer's) The two towers of the Frauenkirche can be seen in the background.	Michaelskirche Interior
Frauenkirche Catacombs The Frauenkirche, or Cathedral of Our Lady, has been the symbol of Munich since 1525.	Frauenkirche Possibly the final resting place of Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer	Frauenkirche Interior - I never got a really good photograph of the exterior.
Neues Rathaus The New City Hall - built between 1867 and 1908 as a symbol of Munich's power.	Neues Rathaus	Glockenspiel
Peterskirche - Interior Munich's oldest church, dating to 1180.	McDonald's - and a Burger King ad	Isartor Isar Gate - the only tower remaining from Munich's original fortifications.
Creepy talking disembodied hand advertisement	Residenz The Royal Palace of the Wittelsbachs	Nationaltheater adjacent to residenz Adjacent to the Residenz, home of the Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian National Ballet
I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it either is the Theatinerkirche or is adjacent to it.	Hofgarten	Staatskanzlei Bavarian state chancellery, in the Hofgarten
Staatskanzlei	English Garden Probably naked people in the distance	Chinese Tower In the English Garden - the object of my quest
American consulate	The Obelisk A monument to the Bavarian soldiers lost invading Russia along with Napoleon's armies in 1812.	Justizpalast Palace of Justice

For more information, visit:
The City of Munich
Frommer's Munich