Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #19 in Munich, Germany
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8.8 km
173 m
Explore Munich in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MunichIndividual Sights in MunichSight 1: Sankt Laurentius
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius in Munich's Gern district, also known as St. Lawrence Church, was built in the mid-1950s and dedicated to Saint Deacon Lawrence of Rome. The parish of St. Laurentius is pastorally cared for by the Oratorian Priestly Community.
Sight 2: Olympiapark
Book Free Tour*The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Located in the Oberwiesenfeld neighborhood of Munich, the Park continues to serve as a venue for cultural, social, and religious events, such as events of worship. It includes a contemporary carillon. The Park is administered by Olympiapark München GmbH, a holding company fully owned by the state capital of Munich. The Olympic Park Munich was also considered to be an architectural marvel during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.
Sight 3: Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy
The Wailing Beam is a sculpture by the German sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924–2017) and commemorates the victims of the Munich Olympic bombing of 1972. It was erected on 27 September 1995 in the Olympic Park in Munich and is located on the connecting path from the Olympic Stadium to the former Olympic Village, exactly where a girder rope of the tent roof structure is anchored.
Wikipedia: Denkmal für die Opfer des Olympiaattentats 1972 (DE)
Sight 4: Olympiaturm
The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, Munich has an overall height of 291 m (955 ft) and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m (620 ft) there is an observation platform as well as an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tower. Previously in that space was a small rock-and-roll museum housing various memorabilia. Since its opening in 1968, the tower has registered over 43 million visitors. At a height of 182 m (597 ft) there is a revolving restaurant, which seats 230 people. A full revolving takes 53 minutes. The tower also serves as a broadcast tower, and has one Deutsche Telekom maintenance elevator with a speed of 4 m/s (13 ft/s), as well as two visitor lifts with a speed of 7 m/s (23 ft/s) which have a capacity of about 30 people per car. The travel time is about 30 seconds. The tower is open daily from 09:00 to 24:00.
Sight 5: Sea Life München
The Sea Life Munich is one of eight Sea-life centers in Germany. It was opened in April 2006 at Willi-Daume-Platz in the Olympic Park in Munich.
Sight 6: BMW Welt
Book Ticket*The BMW Welt is a combined exhibition, delivery, adventure museum, and event venue located in Munich's district Am Riesenfeld, next to the Olympic Park, in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Headquarters and factory. It was built from August 2003 to summer 2007. A solar system with 800 kW of power is installed on the roof of the main building. The opening took place on 17 October 2007. The BMW Welt is the most visited tourist attraction in Bavaria.
Sight 7: BMW Museum
Book Ticket*The BMW Museum is the corporate museum of BMW history and was established in 1973, shortly after the 1972 Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the construction of the BMW Welt, directly opposite. The museum reopened on 21 June 2008. At the moment the exhibition space is 5,000 square meters for the presentation of about 120 exhibits.
Sight 8: Bunker Riesenfeldstraße
The Riesenfeldstraße bunker is a bunker built in 1941 at Riesenfeldstraße 2 at the corner of Petuelring in the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district of Munich.
Sight 9: Luitpoldpark
Luitpoldpark is a public park in the Schwabing-West borough of Munich, Germany.
Sight 10: Luitpoldhügel
Luitpoldpark is a public park in the Schwabing-West borough of Munich, Germany.
Sight 11: Dankeskirche
The Dankeskirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church on Curt-Mezger-Platz, in the Milbertshofen district of Munich. It was built in 1964/65 according to plans by Gustav Gsaenger at Keferloherstrasse 70.
Sight 12: Galerie im Cafe Ludwig
The Cube in Petuelpark is an exhibition space in the basement of a café building in Munich. It was an exhibition branch of the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus.
Sight 13: Go!
The Petuelpark is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) park situated in between Schwabing and Milbertshofen-Am Hart in Munich, Germany.
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