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00:00["Pomp and Circumstance"]
00:30["Pomp and Circumstance"]
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00:54Mega Village,
00:57Athens.
00:59City with a heart.
01:01There are many names for our city.
01:03Welcome to Munich.
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01:08One of its most characteristic landmarks
01:11is the Cathedral of Our Lady.
01:13You can't lose your way
01:15because you just need to look up at its steeples
01:18soaring up to a height of 99 meters
01:20and you know where you are.
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01:31The splendid tomb was built
01:34for Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria
01:37and in honor of the Wittelsbach dynasty
01:40who ruled Bavaria for more than 700 years.
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01:54Just a few minutes walk
01:56will take you to St. Peter's Church,
01:58Munich's oldest parish church.
02:04To climb its steeple, called Old Peter by the people,
02:07is a rather breathtaking experience.
02:15Marienplatz, St. Mary's Square
02:18with the city hall, is the center of Munich.
02:21In former times, corn was sold here.
02:27Every now and then, concerts are given in the square.
02:30At other times,
02:32you might run into a political demonstration.
02:36At 11 o'clock, the famous chimes,
02:39called the Glockenspiel, start.
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02:48The Dance of the Coopers commemorates
02:51the members of this trade being the first ones
02:54after the great plague of the 16th century
02:57to be out on the streets again.
03:04These characters originate in a knight's tournament
03:07at the wedding of a Bavarian duke in the year 1568.
03:13In the Thirty Years' War,
03:15Munich was occupied by the Swedish army,
03:18yet the city wasn't ravaged.
03:20Out of gratitude in the year 1638,
03:23Elector Maximilian I donated this pillar,
03:26on top, the Blessed Virgin who is considered
03:29the patroness of Bavaria.
03:38The Fish Fountain is a popular meeting point.
03:41On Ash Wednesday, both the Lord Mayor
03:44and the citizens of Munich wash their purses in it,
03:47according to an old superstition
03:49that makes sure you never run out of money.
03:52And you can afford another taxi ride.
04:05Before you concentrate on other attractions,
04:08you should get to know the people of Munich.
04:10They are considered a special breed,
04:12and Munich wouldn't be the same without them.
04:18On the first sunny day in spring,
04:20nobody can bear to stay inside their own four walls.
04:23The open-air season in Italy's northernmost city has begun.
04:28Skirts are getting shorter.
04:31A great sense of excitement lies over the place,
04:34and the only thing that can cool the tempers
04:36is a dip in the Isar.
04:41Although some just want to sit down and muse on life.
04:46Foreigners are gladly helped to find their way.
04:54The gardens of the formal royal residence
04:56is the place to go at lunchtime,
04:58unless you have to look after a hungry crowd.
05:07The gardens of the former royal residence
05:10are the perfect place to relax.
05:16Loving your bird might mean
05:18to give it a break in the fresh air,
05:20but while doing so,
05:22you wouldn't want to be bothered by anyone.
05:30After all this hardship, it's time for a nap.
05:35You may look for the company of Mr. Goethe,
05:39or of the antique characters of the Gluptothek.
05:46Before dusk, one has a quick look
05:48into the newly built five courts.
05:51There's no point in trying to revive
05:53the stereotypical image of the lederhosen-clad Bavarian.
05:57He exists only in the shop windows.
06:08The shops in Dienerstrasse set great value
06:10in high-quality products.
06:13Dallmayr, a family business with a long tradition,
06:16is one of them.
06:18They sell fine cigars,
06:20freshly roasted coffee,
06:22and deli produce from all over the world.
06:30The old court was originally
06:32both a castle of the Wittelsbach family
06:35and the residence of Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian.
06:39Unfortunately, legal parking space is scarce.
06:46Max-Joseph Square is named after the first king of Bavaria.
06:54His bronze statue stands in the center of the square.
06:59The National Theater behind it
07:01is a great place for lovers of the opera and the ballet.
07:06Like the fancy state-run Drama Theater,
07:09it is located in the former royal residence.
07:12The performances in front of it are free sometimes.
07:17The former residence of a nobleman
07:19now houses the General Post Office.
07:22Stamps are still the same price as everywhere else.
07:29The older restaurants serve traditional food.
07:32The distinction of the area
07:34is reflected by the prices charged
07:36in the upmarket shops nearby.
07:42Many a passerby rubs the nozzles
07:45of the lions outside the residence.
07:47According to a local superstition,
07:49this is supposed to bring good luck.
07:53The elegant building was the main residence
07:56of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
07:58It developed from a castle into a palace.
08:01The Patrona Bavaria with the Infant Jesus in her arms
08:05is the Protectress of Bavaria.
08:08Munich has inherited many priceless treasures
08:11from the Wittelsbach dynasty.
08:13The Bavarian royal family
08:15and the Wittelsbach family
08:17are the most important figures
08:20The ancestral gallery includes portraits
08:23of the Bavarian monarchs.
08:25Five of them ascended the throne.
08:27Maximilian I,
08:29Ludwig I,
08:31Maximilian II,
08:33Ludwig II,
08:35and Ludwig III.
08:41In summer, this courtyard of the residence
08:44makes the perfect scene for open-air concerts.
08:50The Prising Palais is Munich's oldest rococo palace.
08:56Just a few steps away is Odeonsplatz,
08:59dominated by the Theatine Church.
09:12The parents of Elector Mastroff
09:16The parents of Elector Max Immanuel
09:19donated this church in 1662
09:22to the Order of the Theatines
09:24in gratitude for the birth
09:26of the long-awaited heir to the throne.
09:28The architects Baralli and Zucalli
09:30introduced Italian style to Munich.
09:38The Feldherrnhalle was completed in 1844.
09:45Nobody needs to be afraid of the fierce-looking lions.
09:52The two bronze statues represent
09:54the generals Tilly and Friede.
09:58In the center, a memorial to the soldiers
10:00of the Bavarian army.
10:10On Wittelsbacher Square,
10:12the monument of a horseman commemorates
10:14Elector Maximillian I.
10:16He ruled Bavaria during the Thirty Years' War.
10:20Next to it is the statue of Luitpold.
10:22At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century,
10:25the Prince Regent was very popular with the people.
10:32Hitler called Munich the City of the Movement.
10:41An ever-burning flame calls to mind
10:43the dreadful times
10:46when Munich's synagogues were destroyed.
10:49Non-Aryans and dissenters were carried off
10:51to the concentration camps.
10:58Books were publicly burnt.
11:01Hitler's headquarters was turned into
11:03the High School for Music after the war.
11:06Karolinenplatz.
11:08The black obelisk in the center of the square
11:10is a memorial for 30,000 Bavarian soldiers.
11:21Lovers of the arts are close
11:23to the objects of their passion.
11:25Just one tram stop further on,
11:27they find three more large museums.
11:36The Pinakothek der Moderne
11:39and the Alte Pinakothek
11:41with 14th to 18th century European paintings.
11:46The Neue Pinakothek, just opposite,
11:48offers an overview of European art
11:50from Classicism to Art Nouveau.
11:56This used to be the villa
11:58of the renowned artist Franz von Lehnbach.
12:02It now houses a municipal gallery
12:04with works of painters from Munich
12:06as well as famous expressionists.
12:11The architectural style
12:13of the buildings around Königsplatz
12:15gave Munich the nickname
12:17Isar Athens.
12:19King Ludwig I wanted a public square
12:21that looked like an antique one.
12:25In the Gluptothek,
12:27ancient Greek art is on exhibit.
12:32The state-owned collection
12:34of antiquities displays
12:36vases, bronzes, and jewelry.
12:39The propolis were completed in 1862.
12:41They are the gateway
12:43through which one left
12:45for Nymphenburg Castle.
12:53Nymphenburg Castle
12:55was a summer residence
12:57of the Nymphenburg family
12:59Nymphenburg Castle was a summer
13:01residence of the Bavarian
13:03electors and kings.
13:05The former stables have been
13:07transformed into a museum
13:09for the royal chariots.
13:11You can also visit the porcelain
13:13collection and the gallery
13:15of beauties, portraits
13:17of pretty young ladies.
13:19People young and old
13:21love to relax in the
13:23500-acre park area.
13:29This structure,
13:31called the Magdalena,
13:33was built in the 17th century
13:35by the Jesuit priest
13:37John Magdalene.
13:39It was a place of peace
13:41and a place of worship
13:43for the Jesuits.
13:45In the 17th century,
13:47the church was a place
13:49of worship for the Jesuits.
13:51In the 17th century,
13:53the church was a place
13:55of worship for the Jesuits.
13:57This structure, called the
13:59Magdalenenklauser, was once
14:01a place for meditation,
14:03whereas Pagodenburg was
14:05the first small garden palace
14:07in the park.
14:13We cross the canal
14:15and discover
14:17the hidden pan.
14:27In the Badenburg,
14:29we find Munich's
14:31first indoor pool.
14:35The Amalienburg is considered
14:37the finest Rococo castle
14:39in Germany.
14:41There is no better place
14:43to read and dream.
14:57Munich has a large number
14:59of beautiful fountains.
15:01On a hot day,
15:03some of them are not
15:05just admired,
15:07but used in a very
15:09practical way.
15:11A real good beer
15:13has to be cold.
15:15Even for lunch,
15:17the local people can manage
15:19one,
15:21two,
15:23three,
15:25or two.
15:31It's more genuine,
15:33but more expensive,
15:35to have it from a real
15:37beer stein.
15:39Every inch of the froth
15:41is precious.
15:45In Munich, there's a law
15:47of nature.
15:49The price of the beer
15:51goes up every year.
15:53But it makes a wonderful
15:55subject to talk about,
15:57once you meet strangers.
16:01One is always busy
16:03getting fresh refills.
16:05After all, drinking a giant
16:07mug of cool beer is an
16:09essential part of the
16:11Munich experience.
16:17This splendid street
16:19was built at the instigation
16:21of Ludwig I.
16:23It's one kilometer
16:25from the Feldherrnhalle
16:27at the southern end
16:29to the Siegestor.
16:31Ludwig I had to resign
16:33in 1848.
16:35His affair with the
16:37dancer Lola Montes
16:39triggered off a revolution
16:41in Bavaria.
16:43In this building,
16:45Princess Elizabeth,
16:47called Sissi, was born.
16:49She later became
16:51Empress of Austria.
16:55The Bavarian State Library
16:57contains more than
16:59seven million books.
17:01Reading them all
17:03would certainly make you
17:05just as famous as the
17:07antique writers and philosophers
17:09guarding the entrance.
17:13St. Ludwig's Church
17:15is both parish
17:17and university church.
17:19Friedrich von Gärtner
17:21was the architect.
17:23On the façade,
17:25Jesus Christ and
17:27the four evangelists
17:29are depicted.
17:31Judgment Day
17:33and the other frescoes
17:35are on display
17:37in the Bavarian State Library.
17:39The Bavarian State Library
17:41is the largest library
17:43in Bavaria,
17:45the largest in Europe,
17:47and the largest
17:49in the world.
17:51The Library of Bavaria
17:53is the largest library
17:55in Bavaria,
17:57the largest in the world.
17:59Judgment Day
18:01and the other frescoes
18:03were painted by Peter Cornelius.
18:13The University of Munich
18:15ranges among the biggest
18:17universities in Germany.
18:19It's attended by almost
18:2140,000 students.
18:29The square in front
18:31of the main building
18:33is named after the
18:35brothers and sisters Scholl.
18:37They had formed
18:39a resistance movement
18:41called the White Rose
18:43and agitated the Nazi regime
18:45by handing out flyers.
18:47For that, they were
18:49sentenced to death.
18:51The Segestor was
18:53originally a triumphal arch
18:55in honor of the Bavarian army.
18:57Today, the inscription says
18:59dedicated to victory, destroyed
19:01by war, calling for peace.
19:09Leopoldstrasse
19:11takes you to Schwabing.
19:19This is the lovely view
19:21of Munich that you get from the Monopteros,
19:23a neoclassical
19:25rotunda.
19:35The English Garden
19:37is more than 200 years old
19:39and covers almost
19:414 square kilometers.
19:51Munich owes it to Count Rumford,
19:53an exiled American,
19:55and landscape architect Ludwig von Skel.
20:19It's rather tempting to take a rest
20:21at the restaurant right beside
20:23Klein Hässelower See
20:25or at the Biergarten.
20:35Cosmopolitan Munich
20:37An English Garden
20:43An Italian ice cream vendor
20:47A Japanese tea house
20:51and a Chinese tower
20:55In the tea house,
20:57one can partake in tea ceremonies.
21:03In the Biergarten at the Chinese tower,
21:05people follow a different ritual.
21:13It is centered around a brew
21:15that until this day
21:17is brewed as directed
21:19in 1616.
21:21It has a very soothing effect
21:23on the psyche.
21:33This is the entrance
21:35to the Hofgarten.
21:37The court gardens were created
21:39in the early 17th century
21:41when Italian-style gardens were in fashion.
21:49From the temple,
21:51you have a lovely view
21:53of the Theatine Church.
22:19On the eastern side,
22:21the gardens end
22:23at the Bavarian State Chancellery.
22:25Here the Prime Minister
22:27of the Federal State
22:29makes his decisions.
22:37The Prinz Karl Palais
22:39is used for official functions.
22:41Members of foreign governments
22:43are received here.
22:45The Haus der Kunst was opened
22:47in 1937 by Adolf Hitler.
22:49Today dramas are performed here
22:51and art is exhibited.
22:59Prinzregentenstraße
23:01crosses the Eisbach.
23:03For some,
23:05this small river
23:07is what Hawaiian beaches
23:09are for others.
23:17Prinzregentenstraße
23:19crosses the Eisbach.
23:21For some,
23:23this small river
23:25is what Hawaiian beaches
23:27are for others.
23:29Prinzregentenstraße
23:31crosses the Eisbach.
23:45The Bavarian National Museum.
23:47The interior is decorated
23:49in different historical styles.
23:51Luitpold,
23:53the Prinzregent.
23:59On the right bank of the Isar
24:01is the Angel of Peace monument.
24:03In fact,
24:05the angel is a reproduction
24:07of an image of Nike,
24:09the Greek goddess of victory.
24:11The statue of gilded bronze
24:13is four meters high.
24:15Let's move a bit upstream.
24:45The Maximilianium.
25:09The Maximilianium
25:11was built in the 19th century.
25:13It is the seat
25:15of the Bavarian Parliament.
25:37The tramway
25:39goes right around
25:41the monument of Maximilian II.
25:51An allegorical figure
25:53of justice surmounts the building
25:55that houses the government
25:57of Upper Bavaria.
26:07Opposite
26:09is the Museum of Anthropology.
26:21Now we want to see
26:23and to be seen.
26:33The municipal drama theater
26:35is called the Kammerspiele.
26:37People with champagne taste
26:39stay overnight
26:41in the Hotel Vierjahreszeiten.
26:45You can get everything
26:47on Maximilianstrasse.
26:49Munich's most noble
26:51shopping street
26:53is the place for the rich
26:55and the beautiful,
26:57as well as for the wannabes.
27:03From the old post office
27:05it isn't far to Platzl.
27:07It's a place
27:09where the rich
27:11and the beautiful
27:13meet.
27:19The location of a world-famous place.
27:27For tourists
27:29a visit to the Hofbräuhaus is a must.
27:35It was founded in the year 1589.
27:37Being thirsty
27:39is worse than being homesick.
27:41This was true back then,
27:43it still is today.
27:45The Schwemme is the main beer hall.
27:47Bavarian brass bands
27:49entertain the guests
27:51while they are drinking their beer
27:53and eating the hearty
27:55traditional dishes.
27:59Weisswurst definitely
28:01has to go with sweet mustard.
28:03You can cut the sausage
28:05lengthwise or slice it.
28:07Local traditionalists
28:09suck the contents
28:11out of the skin.
28:13There are tables
28:15with permanently dry throats.
28:23The more beer,
28:25the greater the urge to talk.
28:27But even though
28:29some raise their voices to a considerable level,
28:31they usually keep the peace.
28:37Here the whole world was a guest
28:39and that's the way it shall remain.
28:45This area was laid out
28:47for the Olympic Games in 1972.
28:57In this stadium
28:59the German soccer team
29:01won the 1970 World Cup
29:03and the 1980 World Cup.
29:05The stadium is now
29:07one of the most important
29:09stadiums in the world.
29:11In this stadium
29:13the German soccer team won
29:15the 1974 World Championship.
29:23From the revolving
29:25restaurant in the tower
29:27there is a terrific view.
29:29World famous
29:31the tent-like construction
29:33designed by architect Bainisch.
29:39This is where the BMW
29:41car manufacturer
29:43has its headquarters.
29:45The park with the artificial lake
29:47serves mainly recreational
29:49and sporting purposes.
29:51This is where the BMW
29:53car manufacturer
29:55has its headquarters.
29:57The park with the artificial lake
29:59serves mainly recreational
30:01and sporting purposes.
30:03Yet stars aren't born.
30:05Practice makes perfect.
30:15The Theatron is an open-air stage.
30:17Munich-based bands
30:19give free concerts here.
30:21Jedison is one of them.
30:27Sometimes music and dance
30:29continues late into the night.
30:39The Viktualienmarkt
30:41is an open-air stage
30:43where you can see
30:45the Viktualienmarkt
30:47and the Viktualienmarkt.
30:49The Viktualienmarkt
30:51is an open-air stage
30:53where you can see
30:55the Viktualienmarkt.
30:59The figures on the plaques
31:01indicate the trade
31:03being conducted here.
31:11In Viktualienmarkt
31:13the gourmet finds
31:15every kind of tasty food.
31:25This fountain commemorates
31:27the local singer and comedian
31:29Liesl Kallstadt.
31:31Her partner,
31:33Karl Fällinger,
31:35is the founder
31:37of the Viktualienmarkt.
31:39This fountain commemorates
31:41the local singer and comedian
31:43Liesl Kallstadt.
31:45Her partner,
31:47Karl Fällinger,
31:49is the founder
31:51of the Viktualienmarkt.
31:53Her partner, Karl Valentin,
31:55died from a cold,
31:57which in winter he would
31:59certainly get here.
32:01The Valentin-Kallstadt-Museum
32:03is located in the Isotour,
32:05one of the three remaining
32:07city gates.
32:09Ludwigsbrücke
32:11right here was an older bridge
32:13around which in the year 1158
32:15the settlement developed
32:17that came to be Munich.
32:20The statues represent
32:22the ancient trade of rafting,
32:24industry
32:26and the arts.
32:28The Father Rhine fountain
32:30was designed by Adolf von Hildebrandt.
32:50Munich's oldest
32:52public indoor pool
32:54is a fine Art Nouveau building.
33:04Nearby are both
33:06the Gasteig,
33:08a cultural center
33:10and the Technology Forum.
33:12The Deutsches Museum
33:14was founded by Oskar von Miller
33:16and opened in 1925.
33:18It is the largest museum worldwide
33:20that deals with themes of
33:22technology and natural science.
33:38The Classicist building
33:40of the Gärtnerplatz Theater
33:42was financed by the citizens of Munich.
33:44It was opened in 1865.
33:48Today it puts on mainly musicals
33:50and operettas.
34:00The architect was Friedrich von Gärtner.
34:02He and his colleague
34:04Leo von Klenze
34:06are largely responsible for the
34:08architectural character of Munich.
34:14St. John of Nepomuk Church
34:16is popularly known as
34:18Asamkirche because it was built
34:20and decorated by
34:22Egid Quirin and Cosmas Damian Asam.
34:24The two brothers were
34:26great Rococo artists.
34:46The Sandling Gate
34:48dates back to the 14th century.
34:50From there,
34:52Sonnenstrasse
34:54leads in the direction
34:56of Karlsplatz,
34:58a square usually called
35:00Stachus by the locals.
35:06Entering the fountain
35:08is strictly
35:10by the locals.
35:12Entering the fountain
35:14is strictly permitted.
35:20Whoever is tired now
35:22walks past the
35:24little boy fountain into the pedestrian area.
35:30Just a quick glance
35:32at the Richard Strauss fountain
35:34and it's time for a break.
35:36That's what cafes and a
35:38traditional guesthouse are there for.
35:42The longer walk
35:44takes us to the western part
35:46of the city center,
35:48where the Old Botanical Garden
35:50and the Fountain of Neptune are located.
35:52We walk past the Court of Justice
35:54and the Bavarian Stock Exchange
35:56in the direction of
35:58Lehnbachplatz.
36:04The Wittelswache fountain
36:06was built by Adolf von Hildebrandt.
36:12The Kunstlerhaus is a place
36:14where concerts and celebrations
36:16take place.
36:20The Church of the Holy Trinity
36:22was built in 1704
36:24in order to keep all harm
36:26away from the city.
36:30The church was built
36:32in 1704
36:34in order to keep all harm
36:36away from the city.
36:38But higher powers
36:40could not be bought off.
36:42Just one year later,
36:44Munich was occupied
36:46by Austrian troops.
36:48On Promenadenplatz
36:50is the five-star luxury hotel
36:52Bayerischer Hof.
36:58Even King Ludwig I
37:00came here to take a bath.
37:02In his palace,
37:04he did not have a tub.
37:06Watch out
37:08for the tram crossing.
37:18Via Weinstraße
37:20we get back to Marienplatz.
37:28The Oktoberfest
37:30starts in September.
37:32It takes place
37:34on the Wiesen,
37:36a huge empty meadow
37:38at the feet of the Bavaria.
37:48Carousels,
37:50a giant ferris wheel
37:52and ever-faster rollercoaster rides
37:54are not just popular with kids.
37:56Every year,
37:58more than 6 million visitors
38:00come to the largest beer festival
38:02in the world.
38:04This great event
38:06is sometimes fancy
38:08and sometimes frenzy.
38:26The beer is strong
38:28and there is one liter of it
38:30in this stein,
38:32or at least should be.
38:56The festival
38:58is held
39:00every year
39:02in the city center
39:04of Marienplatz.
39:06The festival
39:08is held
39:10every year
39:12in the city center
39:14of Marienplatz.
39:16The festival
39:18is held
39:20every year
39:22in the city center
39:24of Marienplatz.
39:36Many a visitor
39:38has overestimated
39:40his drinking capacity.
39:42Every festival
39:44must come to an end.
39:46But don't worry.
39:48Next September
39:50there will be
39:52another one.
40:06Come wintertime,
40:08people in Munich are drawn to the ice.
40:10Nymphenburg Canal
40:12is an especially nice place.
40:14Here the little ones
40:16work on their career
40:18as ice hockey champions,
40:20while the big ones
40:22engage in ice bowling competitions.
40:36Here the players
40:38have to come
40:40as close as possible
40:42to a target
40:44called the pigeon.
40:50Lake Starnberg
40:52is situated
40:54south of Munich.
40:56You wouldn't want to take a swim
40:58at this time of the year,
41:00but you can windsurf
41:02with the great scene
41:04of the snow-covered
41:06Alps behind you.
41:12Others take it easier.
41:14They enjoy the grandeur
41:16and the silence
41:18of the mountains.
41:20The summer and the winter
41:22are the first
41:24months of the year
41:26when the mountains
41:28are in full bloom.
41:30In this season
41:32the snow is mostly
41:34covered.
41:36The mountains are
41:38covered with
41:40white snow.
41:42The snow is
41:44basically
41:46covered with
41:48What would skiing be without staying at an inn?
42:15Here you refuel with new energy for the way down.
42:28The Christmas markets around town are a favorite place to meet.
42:37And at the same time, they are a great place to do your last minute shopping.
42:42Toys made out of wood, not plastic, are sold here.
42:49The tallest and nicest Christmas tree stands, of course, in Munich's most central place,
42:54on Marienplatz.
42:57Auf Wiedersehen!