What to see in Munich

Getting acquainted with the capital of Bavaria is best to begin with an overview walking tour of the Old City. An architectural illustration of the history of the foundation of Munich is considered Place Marienplatz, where the main events of the city's centuries-old history took place. Special attention should be paid to Cathedral of Our Lady, built in 1525 year. The construction of the cathedral lasted 57 years. The height of this structure reaches 99 meters, and inside it can accommodate about 4000 people.

Must visit Hofbräuhaus Brasserie, which is still known as "The main beer world". It is believed that the one who was not in Hofbräuhaus, he was not in Munich.

The most visited museum of the capital of Bavaria is Picture gallery «Old Pinakothek». The museum was founded in 1836, and today there is a huge number of works by masters of the Middle Ages. Nearby is the so-called The New Pinakothek, which collected works of artists of the XIX-XX centuries.

Another thing worth seeing in Munich is Nymphenburg Palace, located in the western part of the city. The construction of this palace lasted from 1664 to 1675 under the guidance of the architect Agostino Barelli. The building is famous Gallery of beauties with portraits of the 36 most beautiful women in Europe, including the mother of Emperor Franz Josef I of Sofia Bavarian, Irish dancer and actress Lola Montes and many others.

Also worth a visit Blytenenburg Palace - The former hunting castle. Today in its building is the Munich International Youth Library. The castle was built in the XIII century, but in 1440 it was rebuilt by the order of Duke Albert III.

In Munich there is one of the largest museums of technology in Europe, which is known as The German Museum. It was founded in 1903. The exposition of this museum includes all major discoveries made in the XX century. Here you can see the first submarines that took part in the First and Second World Wars.

The Art Museum in Munich is in the villa of the artist and sculptor Franz von Stuck, which was built in 1898. In addition to the creations of the first owner of the building, the works of many artists who worked in the period from the end of XIX to the beginning of the XX century are collected here.

One of the most interesting places in the capital of Bavaria is BMW Museum. It shows the exposition of motorcycles andcars of the same name brand, issued in the history of the concern's existence. The museum has been operating since 1972, but in 2004-2008 it was closed for reconstruction. Every year this museum is visited by more than 250 thousand tourists.

The most famous park in Munich is English garden, the area of ​​which is 4.17 square kilometers. The park was created by the garden architect Friedrich Ludwig Schkeel in 1792. Here people like to walk Munich, and the number of tourists visiting the park annually reaches 3.5 million.

Finally it is worth noting that in this article we talked about the most significant and famous places that are worth seeing in Munich. Also, the attention of tourists deserve the Glyptotek, the New Town Hall, St. Peter's Church, Olympic Park, amusement park Lego, Old courtyard, the church of the Azam brothers, the church of St. Michael and other sights.