Munich1,948 photos

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 3″ N, 11° 34′ 16″ E

“Air Born” is a modern glossy stainless steel sculpture by Christopher Klein in the Linde Headquarters located in the inner courtyard garden of the Angerhof Court of the historic district of Altstadt-Lehel and symbolises a bursting oxygen molecule. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 29″ N, 11° 35′ 46″ E

The Street Art Gallery under the Luitpold Bridge, not far from Friedensengel, is a highlight on the Isar. The pedestrian underpass can be entered from different sides, partly by stairs. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 58″ N, 11° 37′ 1″ E

The Arabellapark is a residential and commercial area in the Bogenhausen district of Munich, Germany, which was developed with the construction of multiple buildings from 1965 to 1998. It is one of the largest urban expansion projects of the period… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 6″ N, 11° 34′ 11″ E

St Johann Nepomuk, better known as the Asam Church is a church in Munich built from 1733 to 1746 by the brothers Egid Quirin Asam and Cosmas Damian Asam as their private church. The church is considered to be one of the most important buildings of… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 14′ 46″ N, 11° 33′ 26″ E

The Flugwerft Schleißheim is an aviation museum located in the German town of Oberschleißheim near Munich, it forms part of the Deutsches Museum collection and complements the aviation exhibits on display at the main site. The museum was opened on… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 9′ 47″ N, 11° 27′ 25″ E

The former hunting Castle Blutenburg is located in the west of Munich, in the town district of Obermenzing. The castle dates back to a water castle of the 13^th century. The core of this castle was a residential tower. The fortress is first… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 10′ 36″ N, 11° 33′ 25″ E

The BMW Welt (BMW World) is a combined exhibition, museum and delivery site, located near the Olympic Park in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Tour (BMW four-cylinder). It was built from August 2003 to summer 2007. The laying of the cornerstone… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 9′ 49″ N, 11° 30′ 2″ E

The Botanical Garden (Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg) with its 21.20 hectares was created in 1914 in the Munich outskirts at Nymphenburg by the garden architect Holfeld. In 1966 it became affiliated with the Botanische Staatssammlung München… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 13″ N, 11° 34′ 29″ E

Over the roofs in the heart of Munich, directly on the Marienplatz, on the fifth floor, is the Café Glockenspiel. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 9′ 9″ N, 11° 35′ 31″ E

The English Garden (Englische Garten) is a 375 hectare green park in the north east of Munich, on the west bank of the River Isar, making it one of the largest parks in the world. The name derives from the English landscape gardens, which were used… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 15″ N, 11° 34′ 32″ E

Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German sports club based in Munich. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 46″ N, 11° 33′ 56″ E

The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures. It was designed by Leo von Klenze in the neoclassical style, and built from 1816 to 1830.… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 6′ 2″ N, 11° 33′ 7″ E

The Hellabrunn Zoo (Tierpark Hellabrunn) of Munich was founded on 1^st of August 1911. The animal park is characterized by its natural location in the landscape conservation area of the floodplain of the Isar. In the first Geozoo of the world today… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 45″ N, 11° 33′ 55″ E

Königsplatz (King’s Square) is a square in Munich. Built in the style of European Neo-Classicism in the 19^th century, it is a centre of cultural life. The area around Königsplatz is today the home to the “Kunstareal”, Munich’s gallery and museum… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 18″ N, 11° 35′ 38″ E

The plant Maximilianswerk (also known as short Maxwerk) is a hydroelectric power plant on the Auer Mühlbach in Munich. The operator of the power plant is the Stadtwerke München. The Maximilianswerk plant is one of the oldest still operating… [Read more]

Gallery of my best photos of all over Germany. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 9′ 8″ N, 11° 34′ 56″ E

Munich’s old town at night offers a very special atmosphere. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 54″ N, 11° 34′ 27″ E

The Museum Brandhorst was opened in Munich on May 21, 2009. It displays about 200 exhibits from collection of modern art. Anette Brandhorst, the great-granddaughter of Henkel’s founder, and her husband Udo Fritz-Hermann began collecting art in… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 9′ 30″ N, 11° 30′ 18″ E

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. The palace was commissioned by the prince-electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 7′ 57″ N, 11° 32′ 57″ E

The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair held annually in Munich. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 10′ 26″ N, 11° 32′ 56″ E

The Olympiapark in Munich, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Found in the area of Munich known as the “Oberwiesenfeld”, the Park continues to serve as a venue for cultural and social events such as the Summer… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 25″ N, 11° 34′ 42″ E

The Munich Residence (Münchner Residenz) is the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs of the House of Wittelsbach in the centre of the city of Munich. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany. The complex of buildings contains ten… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 14′ 56″ N, 11° 33′ 48″ E

The Schleißheim Palace actually comprises three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschleißheim near Munich. The palace was a summer residence of the Bavarian rulers of the House of Wittelsbach. [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 7′ 23″ N, 11° 33′ 18″ E

In Munich, there were two public slaughterhouses until 1878, one at the Färbergraben and one at the Viktualienmarkt. In the years 1876 to 1878, according to the plans of the city councilor Arnold Zenetti, the slaughter and cattle yard of Munich was… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 50″ N, 11° 34′ 7″ E

The State Museum of Egyptian Art (Staatliche Museum Ägyptischer Kunst) in Munich is the most important in Germany after the collections in Berlin (Egyptian Museum) and in Hildesheim (Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum). It displays exhibits from all eras… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 8′ 21″ N, 11° 33′ 58″ E

The Munich Subway (Münchner U-Bahn) together with the S-Bahn constitutes the backbone of public transport of the Bavarian capital, Munich. On 19 October 1971, the Munich Subway started the passenger service with the first Line U6 between … [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 10′ 26″ N, 11° 32′ 56″ E

Despite Corona and the cancellation of the Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital has launched the “Summer in the city” campaign (Sommer in der Stadt). Rides and snack stands are distributed throughout Munich for entertainment and summer flair and offer… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 7′ 58″ N, 11° 32′ 25″ E

The Infinity Staircase, designed by Ólafur Elíasson and called Umschreibung (Rewriting), was completed in 2004. Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967) is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental… [Read more]

Coordinates: 48° 7′ 24″ N, 11° 30′ 47″ E

The Westpark is a large urban public park in Munich. It was designed by landscape architect Peter Kluska and completed in 1983. It hosted the fourth International Garden Show (IGA 83) that same year. The park covers an area of 720,000 m² extending… [Read more]

With more than 70,500 km², the Free State of Bavaria is the largest of the 16 countries in Germany and is located in the south-east. With more than 13 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state after North Rhine-Westphalia. In… [Read more]