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Germany |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +49 |
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Population | 82,398,000 |
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Area | 357,021 sq km |
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Capital | Berlin |
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GDP | $3.26 trillion |
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Germany |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +49 |
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Population | 82,398,000 |
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Area | 357,021 sq km |
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Capital | Berlin |
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GDP | $3.26 trillion |
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Barer Straße 27, Munich, Bavaria 089-238-052 http://www.alte-pinakothek.de |
Gallery Admission Fee: €5, free on Sunday Hours: Opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, closing at 8 pm on Tuesday. |
The Alte Pinakothek (Old Masters’ Gallery), is one of the world’s greatest art collections of European painters from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. It is housed in a large early 19th-century Neo Renaissance building rebuilt after World War II.
The catalogue reads like a Who’s Who of European painters, with excellent works by all the great masters. German, Dutch, and Flemish artists are particularly well represented. The Rubens collection is one of the largest in the world.
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Burgstraße 8, Munich, Munich & the Bavarian Alps |
Historical Interest |
Close by is the Alter Hof (Old Castle), which was the castle of the Wittelsbach rulers from 1253 to 1474. It is currently used as local government offices but it is worth strolling into the courtyard to see the medieval oriel or bay window.
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Königsplatz 1 Munich, Bavaria 089-598-359 http://www.antikensammlungen.de |
Public Art Admission Fee: €3, free on Sunday. Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, closing at 8 pm on Wednesday. |
The Antikensammlungen (Antiquities Collection) is located on the south side of the square on Königsplatz, with a Corinthian colonnade. The collection here includes ceramics, Etruscan art, small sculptures, bronzes, and jewelry.
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Sendlinger Straße 32, Munich, Munich & the Bavarian Alps |
Religious Site Hours: Opening hours are daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm. |
Nearby, close to the Sendlinger Tor, is the Asamkirche (Asam Church), The official name is St Johannes Nepomuk Church but nobody refers to it as other than the Asamkirche, named after the two talented Baroque master-builder Asam brothers. Both were multitalented, but Cosmas Damian (1686-1739) specialized in frescoes and his brother Egid Quirin (1692-1750) specialized in sculptures and stuccos.
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Prinzregentenstraße 3, Munich, Munich & the Bavarian Alps 089-211-2401 http://www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de |
Museum Admission Fee: €3, free on Sunday. Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, closing at 8 pm on Thursday |
The Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum) is located southeast of the Englischer Garten. It focuses on local art and cultural items but many are world-renowned. The completion of restoration work by 2006 will see a reorganization and it is still uncertain which of the 800,000 items will be on permanent display. The excellent works by Tilman Riemenschneider are a sure bet, as is the vast collection of early medieval and Gothic works.
