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.


Picture: Oliver Raupach

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).


Picture: Oliver Kurmis

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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