Munich, Bavaria:

Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)

At the end of October, work brought me to Munich for a week. Since a good friend of mine lives in the area, I stayed for the weekend and discovered parts of the city.

The fantastic sunny autumn weather was ideal to explore the many sights of Munich including the iconic Frauenkirche, the impressive New Town Hall (best seen from the tower of the Church of St. Peter), the wide English Garden, and the majestic Nymphenburg Palace. I also took a walk through the countless rooms of the Residenz, the old royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs. This fabulous museum includes the Treasury with breathtaking, jewel-studded masterpieces as well as somewhat creepy relics (such as a skull marked as the one of John the Baptist). Before my train was leaving again, I could check out the world-renowned art collections of the Alte and Neue Pinakothek including paintings of da Vinci, Dürer, van Gogh, and Klimt among others!

Propylaea

Glyptothek

State Museum of Classical Art

Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshalls Hall)

Theatinerkirche

Feldherrnhalle and Theatinerkirche

Theatinerkirche

Mariensäule (Mary’s Column)

Old Town Hall

Old Town Hall and Heiliggeistkirche

New Town Hall seen from Church of St. Peter

Frauenkirche and New Town Hall seen from Church of St. Peter

Glockenspiel (chimes) at the New Town Hall

Viktualienmarkt

Church of St. Peter

Church of St. Peter

Church of St. Peter

Old Town Hall

Heiliggeistkirche

Heiliggeistkirche

on the Viktualienmarkt

City Museum

Ohel Jakob Synagogue

Church of St. Peter

dragon at the New Town Hall

Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)

Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)

Cenotaph of Emperor Louis IV

Alter Hof (Old Court) with Monkey Tower

Monkey Tower

Hofbräuhaus

National Theatre

Residenz (Residence)

Statue of Saint George (1586-97) in the Treasury

Crown of the King of Bavaria (1806)

vessel made from a Nautilus shell

the Antiquarium

the Antiquarium

lion candleholder from Japan (1670-90)

State Bed (1781/82)

paintings at the ceiling

Emperor’s Hall

relic of the sponge offered to Jesus by Stephaton

relic of the skull of John the Baptist (most likely not)

Court Chapel

gallery in the Residenz

Clock with a Rhinoceros (1765-70)

Ancestors Gallery

Cuvilliés Theatre (1751-53)

Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery)

Englischer Garten (English Garden)

surfing in the garden

Monopteros in the English Garden

Chinese Tower

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

painting on the ceiling of the Steinerner Saal (Stone Hall)

painting of the sea goddess Thetis on the ceiling of one of the rooms

a room in Nymphenburg Palace

painting of Regina v. Fahrnbacher in the Gallery of Beauties

The Queen’s Bedroom – birthplace of King Ludwig II

the gardens of Nymphenburg Palace

Amalienburg

the gardens of Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Alte Pinakothek

detail of ‘Madame de Pompadour’ by Francois Boucher (1756)

‘The Disrobing of Christ’ by El Greco (1585-95)

‘Madonna of the Carnation’ by Leonardo da Vinci (1478-80)

detail of ‘Self-Portrait’ by Albrecht Dürer (1500)

Neue Pinakothek

detail of ‘Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’ by Joseph Stieler (1828)

‘The Death of Ophelia’ by Eugène Delacroix (1838)

‘The Poor Poet’ by Carl Spitzweg (1839)

‘Monkeys as Judges of Art’ by Gabriel von Max (1889)

‘Monet Painting on His Studio Boat’ by Édouard Manet (1874)

‘Plain near Auvers’ by Vincent van Gogh (1890)

‘Sunflowers’ by Vincent van Gogh (1888)

detail of ‘Sunflowers’ by Vincent van Gogh (1888)

‘Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein’ by Gustav Klimt (1905)

‘Music’ by Gustav Klimt (1895)

As you can imagine, I enjoyed my visit to Munich greatly and would suggest at least a couple of days to explore it thoroughly!