We went to Munich to check out the Christmas markets and visit some churches. Upon entering into Munich you see Victory Gate (Siegestor).
King Ludwig I of Bavaria had it built in 1852. It took heavy damage during WWII, and was rebuilt only partially. On the back of it it reads Dem Sieg geweiht, vom Krieg zerstört, zum Frieden mahnend, which translates as "DedicaIted to Ivictory, destroyed by war, reminding of peace"(wiki)
I dont know what this building was but we where at a stop light and we took this out our sunroof.
Another cool building at a stop light.
This was a museum that we passed I love the architecture.
I couldnt find out any information on this old lonely tower but I thought it was a good contrast of old vs new.
St Peters (Roman Catholic) Church in Munich is the oldest church in the district, established in the 12th century.
A Beautiful high alter.
I dont think i can ever explain the grandeur or majesty of any of the churches that we have seen. Their beauty is overwhelming.
Kim took a great shot of the High Alter.
The bones of St Munditia 1677, she is the Patron Saint of Single Women
This alter is about 6' tall very detailed
This is another alter to the left of the High Alter
Ceiling Fresco
Fancy Pulpit
Kim and I both like the old sculptures in all the old churches
a couple of the other alters
Took one last pic before we left.
The New Town Hall takes up close to 100,000 square feet and has over 400 rooms.
It was built between 1867 and 1908
So much to take it you could stare at it for hours and still not see all the detail
At 11am, noon, and 5pm the center of the tower moves like a clock
From Wiki: it chimes and re-enacts two stories from the 16th century to the amusement of mass crowds of tourists and locals. It consists of 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures. The top half of the Glockenspiel tells the story of the marriage of the local Duke Wilhelm V (who also founded the world famous Hofbräuhaus) toRenata of Lorraine. In honour of the happy couple there is a joust with life-sized knights on horseback representing Bavaria (in white and blue) and Lothringen (in red and white). The Bavarian knight wins every time of course
If you look at the top of the huge tower you can see Jesus with open arms.
This is Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady)
It was built in 1494, and can hold 20,000 people which was odd, back in 1494 Munich only had 13,000 people!
Just a simple church with huge ceilings and a giant cross at the Main Alter
Pipe organ above the front door, you can see the worker on the scaffolding to give it a sense of scale on how big the columns and organ are.
The stained glass was beautiful
Tomb monument of Emperor Louis IV reigned 1294 to 1347
St Michael's Church built 1583-1597
The Archangel Michael fighting off a demon, this is in between the main entrances of the Church.
Another BEAUTIFUL building. The vaulted ceiling is the 2nd largest span in the world (over 66 1/2'), behind St Peters in Rome
a few of the different alters in the Church
I love the architecture and all of the statues
A massive High Alter
The cross is probably an easy 30' tall
Pipe organ over the entrance sorry for the fuzzy pic
You can go downstairs into the catacombs and see all the caskets of Munich's Prince's and Princess' the oldest one we saw was from mid 1500's
As well as the casket of King Ludwig II Of Bavaria
King Ludwig II casket
The center of the ceiling, there are sculptures all around it but it is so high up we couldnt get a good shot to see what it is.
The gold chest is said to contain the alleged skulls of the Saint twin brothers Cosmas and Damia. Regarded as the patrons of physicians and surgeons, they are said to have successfully transplanted an Ethiopian mans black leg onto that of white man.
Let us know what you think of Munich, if there is anything you would like for us to add to future post or take out. Do you like that I add some history in here or do you just want me to show more pics? Let me know your suggestions. We are doing this for you as much as we are for us.
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