Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Munich, Germany

The Maximiliansanlagen are parks and gardens in the Munich districts of Bogenhausen and Haidhausen between the Ludwigsbrücke and the Max-Joseph-Brücke. The central point is the 38-metre-high Angel of Peace. The eastern boundary of the complexes is largely formed by Maria-Theresia-Straße.

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The Schackgalerie is a museum in Munich. It is one of the noted galleries in this city. The museum is under supervision of the Bavarian State Picture Collection.

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Francis as a Messenger of Peace is a sculpture by the sculptor Martin Mayer.

Wikipedia: Franziskus als Friedensbote (DE)

The building of the Government of Upper Bavaria in Maximilianstraße in Munich houses the Government of Upper Bavaria and the Southern Bavaria Aviation Authority, the aviation authority for the administrative districts of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria and Swabia.

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The Museum Five Continents or Five Continents Museum, located in Munich, Germany, is a museum for non-European artworks and objects of cultural value. Its name until 9 September 2014 was Bavarian State Museum of Ethnology.

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The Orlando House at Platzl 4/4a in Munich's old town was built in 1900 according to plans by the Munich architect Max Littmann, with Heilmann & Littmann as the general contractor.

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Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich is a five-star luxury hotel in Munich, Germany. It is part of the Kempinski chain of hotels. It was opened in 1858 and is located at Maximilianstraße 17 in the centre of Munich.

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Flora III is a sculpture by Fritz Koenig in Munich. It was unveiled on 4 September 2003 in the cabinet garden of the Munich Residence, which was redesigned by landscape architect Peter Kluska.

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The National Theatre at Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich is the venue of the Bavarian State Opera, the Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet. It was built in 1811–1818 by King Max Joseph of Bavaria by the architect Karl von Fischer as the Royal Court and National Theatre. The classicist building has been destroyed and rebuilt twice in the course of history. The National Theatre is not to be confused with the neighbouring Residenztheater.

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The Max-Joseph monument is a seating plastic from ore casting on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich. Created from the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch from 1826 to 1835, the Bavarian king on the decorated throne. The monument is one of the most important works of the classicist sculpture.

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The Palais Porcia is a Baroque mansion in Munich, southern Germany, which served as residence for Count Fugger. It is Munich's oldest still existing Baroque-style palace.

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The Bayerischer Hof is a grand hotel in Munich, Germany. It is located on Promenadeplatz in Munich's northwestern Old Town. The Bayerischer Hof is often visited by state guests and other prominent guests.

Wikipedia: Palais Montgelas (DE)

A carillon is a mechanical construction attached to or in historic buildings that produces melodies through bells at fixed times or on request and often has a mechanically moving figurative representation. The bells can be made of metal, porcelain, ceramics or even glass.

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The Mariensäule is a Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. Mary is revered here as Patrona Bavariae.

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The Fischbrunnen is a fountain in the center of Munich, whose history can be traced back to the Middle Ages. In 1954, Josef Henselmann created the fountain in its present form, using parts of Konrad Knoll’s neo-gothic fountain that was destroyed during the Second World War.

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Heilig-Geist-Kirche is a Gothic hall church in Munich, southern Germany, originally belonging to the Hospice of the Holy Ghost.

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St. Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the inner city of Munich, southern Germany. Its 91-metre (299 ft) tower is commonly known as "Alter Peter"—Old Peter—and is emblematic of Munich. St Peter's is the oldest recorded parish church in Munich and presumably the originating point for the whole city.

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The Rindermarktbrunnen or literally "Cattle market fountain" in English is a modern sculpture in the historical Altstadt of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It was created in 1964 by Munich sculptor and professor of the Munich Academy Josef Henselmann in the course of the reorganisation of the cattle market. The fountain was sponsored by Gunther Henle.

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The Ruffinihaus is a group of three houses on the Rindermarkt in the Old Town of Munich, Bavaria. It was built by Gabriel von Seidl from 1903 to 1905 and is named after the Ruffiniturm, which in turn was named after Johann Baptista Ruffini. The Ruffiniturm formed the original Sendlinger Tor and thus was part of Munich's first city wall.

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The Löwenturm at Rindermarkt in Munich's old town is an approx. 25-metre-high seven-storey brick tower from the 14th century. It is a listed building.

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Ohel Jakob is a synagogue in Munich, Germany. It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the new main synagogue for the Jewish community in Munich and is located at the Sankt-Jakobs-Platz. The synagogue was inaugurated on 9 November 2006 on the 68th anniversary of the Kristallnacht. The building is part of the new Jewish Center consisting of the synagogue, the Jewish Museum Munich and a community center.

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The Theresia-Gerhardinger-Gymnasium am Anger is a girls' school at Blumenstraße 26 in the Angerviertel in Munich under the auspices of the Poor School Sisters of Our Lady. It is a state-approved school with linguistic, musical and economic branches. The building also houses a primary school for girls, a kindergarten and a student dormitory of the Poor School Sisters.

Wikipedia: Theresia-Gerhardinger-Gymnasium am Anger (DE)

Saint James's Church, is a church in Munich. It serves the School Sisters of Our Blessed Lady as a monastery church.

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The Ignaz-Günther-Haus is an old Munich town house at Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 20 in the Angerviertel of the old town of Munich. From 1761 to 1775 it was the studio and residence of the Rococo sculptor Ignaz Günther. Today, the protected monument is the seat of the administration of the Munich City Museum.

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The ORAG-Haus is an administrative building and commercial building in the Angerviertel of Munich's old town.

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The listed Palais Rechberg or Radspielerhaus is a city palace in Munich, Germany. It is located at Hackenstraße 7 in the Hackenviertel. The palace was built in 1678 and modified after 1817 by the architect Jean Baptiste Métivier.

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The Sendlinger Tor is a city gate at the southern extremity of the historic old town area of Munich. It served as a fortification for defence and is one of Munich's three remaining gothic town gates.

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The Catholic Church of St. Elisabeth in Munich served as the hospital church of the Elisabethinen and was built in the late Rococo period. It belongs to the parish of St. Peter.

Wikipedia: St. Elisabeth (München) (DE)