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Odeonplatz

Feldherrnhalle

Theatinerkirche

Frauenkirche

Statue of Ludwig I

Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg.

The Odeonsplatz is a large square in central Munich which was developed in the early 19th century by Leo von Klenze. On the west side, which is set back from the line of the Ludwigstraße, are the building of the Odeon (1826–28, now the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior) and the identical Palais Leuchtenberg (1817–21, now the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance), both modelled on the Palazzo Farnese in Rome

Feldherrnhalle - Hall of GeneralsCommissoned by

King Ludwig I to honor two

generals: Count Tilly - a hero in

the 30-years'-war and K.P.von Wrede, who

fought against Napoleon

1814/15

The Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall) is a monumental loggia

Architect: Friedrich von Gärtner

The buliding is modelled after

the famous Loggia

dei Lanzi inFlorence

The Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall)

The Odeonsplatz has traditionally been an important site of parades and public events, including funeral processions. Together with the Marienplatz, the Odeonsplatz remains an important site for both civic events and demonstrations

Theatinerkirche

Equestrian statue of Ludwig I by Max von Widnmann, 1862

Equestrian statue of Ludwig I and Theatinerkirche

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Equestrian statue of Ludwig I and

Theatinerkirche

Ludwig's favorite motto “Just and Perservering”

Details of the equestrian statue of Ludwig I (1786-1868)

Klassik am Odeonsplatz

Odeonplatz

Max-Joseph-Platz

Hofgarten

Max-Joseph-Platz

National Theatre

Munich Residence

Marienplatz

Max-Joseph Platz National theater and statue of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria

Max-Joseph Platz National theater and statue of Maximilian I, Bavaria’s first king, by Christian Daniel Rauch

statue of Maximilian I

Max-Joseph Platz statue of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria with a raised right hand in greeting

Max-Joseph Platz National theater

and statue of Maximilian I, King

of Bavaria

Lion on the Monument of Maximilian Joseph at the National Theater

Max-Joseph Platz National theater which was opened in 1818

The first building commissioned by King Max.I (1811-1818) burnt down five years after its completion. The rebuilding was destroyed in 1943 during an allied air raid. In 1963 a reconstruction of the first building could be opened

The National Theatre Munich is the home of the Bavarian State Opera and the Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet) The Nationaltheater has five tiers with seating for more than 2000 people.

National theater detail

Max-Joseph Platz

National theater statue of M

aximilian I

 Munich Residence

 Palais Toerring-Jettenbach

The Neo-Renaissance

arcades of the former Palais

Toerring-Jettenbach, a

rococo mansion which originates

from 1747

The Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence served as model for its

columns

The Tuscan-Renaissance loggia of the former Palais Toerring was designed by Leo von Klenze, one of Munich’s greatest 19th-century architects

Since 1834, the Palais has served as the city's main

post office

Opera café in the former main

post office, Maximilianstrasse2

After the German

post office left the

building in 2009 it was

converted into a

multifunc-tional

complex known as the Palais

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuhttps://plus.google.com/+SandaMichaela

Sound: Richard Strauss - Heimliche Aufforderung - Jonas Kaufmann; Fritz Wunderlich