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Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen, meaning "by the monks". It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms

Munich city coat of arms

The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising

Control tower at Munich Airport

Flughafen München, is a major international airport near Munich, the second busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic behind Frankfurt Airport, and the seventh busiest airport in Europe, handling 40,9 million passengers in 2015

Munich International Airport Visitors Park Besucherzentrum

Munich Holiday Inn Express Airport Hotel Shuttle Service

Munich Westfriedhof platform of the Munich U-BahnSmart escalator in Munich U-Bahn subway system starts and stops when needed by carpet head

Bavaria and Hall of Fame at the Theresienwiese in Munich Schwanthalerhöhe

Bavaria und Ruhmeshalle - Statue of Bavaria and Hall of Fame Bavarian national monument. The Germanic woman symbolizes the first mother of all Bavarians. The 18m-high figure was 1850-86 the world's highest bronze statue. Steps inside lead to the head

Bavaria und Ruhmeshalle -

Statue of Bavaria

Behind the Statue of Bavaria the Hall of Fame with busts of Bavarian persons of merit on the fields of politics, science and arts, a Doric colonnade with a main range and two wings, designed by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria

Munich Bavaria Recast of the right hand, in the Deutsches Museum

The Ruhmeshalle (literally hall of fame) is situated on an ancient ledge above the Theresienwiese in Munich. It is built of Kelheim limestone and is 68 metres long and 32 metres deep.

The Ruhmeshalle was built as part of a complex which also includes the Bavariapark and the Bavaria statue

Bust of Hans Holbein

The Ruhmeshalle (hall of fame)

Bust of S. Peter Canisius (1521-1597)

Statue of Bavaria and Hall of Fame 

The locals in Munich fondly refer to Oktoberfest as "die Wiesn" because of its location, Theresienwiese (named after Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen). Theresienwiese is an open space which serves as the official ground of the Munich Oktoberfest

Saint Paul's church 1892-1906

Saint Paul's church 1892-1906The two western towers are 76 meters high

The height of the main tower is 97 meters, its model was the tower of the Frankfurt Cathedral

People ride a merry-go-round in front of St. Paul church

Saint Paul's statue

Saint Paul's churchReliquaries

Neo-Gothic monstrance

Tabernacle

Saint Paul's church – St. Joseph‘s altar

Theresienwiese subway station Entrance to the south end of the station

Theresienwiese subway station

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Sound: Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 Di rigori armato il seno - Helge Rosvaenge; L.Pavarotti; P. Domingo 08.2

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