Video: A day to English Garden in Munich

Close to the city centre of Munich and just a few blocks northeast of the Munich Residence is the English Garden, Munich's largest park.

English Garden in Munich

Munich has numerous parks and one of the most famous is the English Garden (German: Englischer Garten), a large public park in the centre of Munich. With an area of 3.7 km² the Englischer Garten is one of the world's largest urban public parks, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern limits of Munich.


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Bigger than Central Park in New York, the English Garden includes attractions like the Chinese Tower and its huge beer garden with 7000 seats, the Japanese Teahouse, the Greek style Monopteros, the Stone Bench, the Kleinhesseloher Lake and the infamous Schönfeldwiese (where the locals like to sunbathe nude).


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And close to the city centre "at the mouth of the artificial stream that runs through the Englischer Garten, there is a standing wave that is produced by the water pumping mechanism. Surfers attempt to surf on this wave for as long as they can, in spite of the signs stating the unenforced law that surfing is forbidden."
Source: Wikipedia.


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Olympiapark in Munich

The Olympiapark was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. The park is located in the modern skyline near BMW and the skyscraper of O2 and by train it is only ten minutes away from downtown Munich.


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The Lerchenauer Straße ist the border to the east, the Moosacher Straße to the north and the Landshuter Allee up to the bank of the Willi-Gebhard to the west. The southern boundary of the Area first proceeds down the Ackermannstraße and subsequently around the Kleingarten grounds to the Winzererstraße. Finally the Winzererstraße up to the Lerchenauer Straße closes off the last portion of the eastern border. The Georg-Brauchle-Ring serves as the dividing line of the area into two halves: Olympic Village and Olympic Media City to the north and Olympic Area and Olympic Park to the south.
(Source: Wikipedia)


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Nymphenburg Palace

The beautiful baroque palace in the west part of Munich was the former summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. Five generations of Wittelsbach rulers were involved in the construction of Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg).


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Nymphenburg was originally Ferdinand Maria's present to his wife Henriette Adelaide on the birth of his heir, in 1675. This was the beginning of a splendid baroque creation. The same heir, Maximilian Emanuel, commissioned the construction of symmetrical buildings, that were connected to the central section by galleries. From 1715 on, fired by their monarch's enthusiasm, the craftsmen, hired for the most part from France or Flanders, worked wonders in the expansion of Nymphenburg and the building of Schleißheim Palace.
(Source: muenchen.de)

The palace, and the 200 acre (800,000 qm) Nymphenburg Palace Park, is today one of the most famous sights of Munich. Among the highlights is the Steinerner Saal (Stone Hall), with ceiling frescoes by J.B. and F. Zimmermann and decorations by François de Cuvilliés.

Peterskirche - St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church (German: Peterskirche) is the oldest church of the inner city of Munich and very close to Marienplatz. It was first built during the Romanesque period, and was the focus of the early monastic settlement in Munich before the city's official foundation in 1158.


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At the end of 12th century a new church in the Bavarian romanesque style was consecrated and expanded in gothic style shortly before the great fire in 1327 destroyed the building.


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During World War II, the church was almost completely destroyed once again. But shortly after the end of World War II they started to reconstruct the church and in the year 2000 it was finally completed.

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Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt in Munich

Very nice video showing Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt, the two famous places in Munich, Germany. Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt are central squares in the city center of Munich and the Viktualienmarkt is also a daily food market for gourmets.

Viktualienmarkt

The Viktualienmarkt is the famous daily food market in the heart of the City of Munich and also the name of the square in the center of Munich. It has a long tradition going back to the beginning of the nineteenth century when it was an original farmers’ market. Today it is a very popular market for gourmets with a wide selection of products to choose from.


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On an area covering 22.000 qm, 140 stalls and shops offer flowers, exotic fruit, game, poultry, spices, cheese, fish, juices etc. Nowhere else in Munich can you find a greater variety of fresh food and delicacies. All stalls and shops are open during the official opening hours (Monday to Saturday until 8 p.m.). There are special opening hours for flower shops, bakeries and restaurants.
(Source: Wikipedia)


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But the Victuals Market is not only a place for buying and selling: The market also hosts a number of traditional and folkloric events such as colorful Fasching festivities and the masked dance of the market women on Shrove Tuesday.