Beautiful Fountain is a 14th-century fountain built between 1385 and 1396, located in Nuremberg’s Hauptmarkt (Main Market Square) in Germany, adjacent to the Town Hall, and is one of the city’s main attractions. Standing 19 meters tall, it is topped with a Gothic spire. Though called a “fountain,” it is actually an imposing octagonal…
St. Lorenz Church is one of the most important medieval churches in Nuremberg, Germany. This Gothic church features twin towers and was built between 1243 and 1315. It is currently the largest church in Nuremberg. The church suffered severe damage during World War II and was later reconstructed. St...
Introduction The Munich Residenz is located in the city center of Munich and is a collection of important buildings from the 16th to the 19th century. The Munich Residenz includes multiple structures such as the Königsbau (King's Building), the Maximi...
Highlights Beer Heaven Introduction Rebuilt after a great fire in 1675, this is a Rococo-style building where you can see some of Germany’s oldest prayer candles. In fact, most visitors come here to visit the Braustuberl, the monastery’s beer...
Introduction The BMW Headquarters, located next to the Olympic Tower, is the home of Germany’s proud car manufacturer, BMW. The building’s exterior resembles an engine. The lower three floors are exhibition halls that introduce the development of BMW, founded in 1916, allowing you to fully understand the history of BMW. The...
Introduction Marienplatz is the central square of Munich. In the middle of the square stands a statue of the Virgin Mary, the patron saint of Munich, who overlooks everything happening around her from atop a tall marble column. To the north of the square rises the Gothic-style New...
Introduction The New Town Hall is located on the north side of Marienplatz and is a dark brown Gothic building constructed in the late 19th century. Its façade is adorned with statues of Bavarian kings as well as heroes and saints from fables and legends. The entire structure boasts a grand layout and elaborate decorations. It took 40 years to complete starting from 1867…
Nuremberg is the central city of the Middle Franconia administrative region in Bavaria, Germany, and the second-largest city in Bavaria after its capital Munich. It is the birthplace of the world-renowned corporate giant Siemens. The city has a strong historical atmosphere as the birthplace and residence of many German emperors during the Middle Ages, and was once...
Nuremberg Zoo is located in the "Lorenz Forest Kingdom" on the southeastern edge of Nuremberg city. Opened to the public on May 11, 1912, the 170-acre park is home to about 300 animal species and a total of 2,600 animals. Around one million visitors come here every year, strolling along the walking paths...
Located in the English Garden, this tower features a well-known beer garden beneath it. With a history of over 200 years, it is an elegant five-story wooden pavilion-style tower adorned with small bells on its eaves. There are many benches and tables under the tower where visitors can enjoy beer while listening to Bavarian folk music played upstairs. The tower’s design…
Introduction Olympic Park Munich is a large-scale complex of sports facilities that hosted the 20th Summer Olympics in 1972 and remains one of the best destinations for sports and recreation for the residents of Munich today. The park consists of 33 sports venues, including the Olympic...
Introduction: A neoclassical square that was used as a Nazi parade ground during World War II. It was built in the early 19th century, and the Greek Gate to its west was constructed in 1862 as a replica of the Propylaea on the Acropolis in Athens. The square is home to three museums: the Glyptothek, the State Museum of Antiquities, and the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus.
Introduction The opening ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was held here. Completed in the summer of 2005 at a cost of €280 million, it can accommodate 66,000 spectators. The exterior façade of the Allianz Arena features a transparent, air-filled material embedded with a lighting system that allows the outer walls to glow in different colors—red (when the stadium hosts FC Bayern Munich),...
Introduction Located in the northwest suburbs of Munich, it covers a vast area and was once used for horse riding and hunting, serving as a summer residence for generations of nobility. In the early 18th century, Elector Max expanded his mother’s country villa into a luxurious palace. The entire palace faces east and consists of a series of square buildings connected together, stretching 600 meters in length. The main building...
Introduction The Frauenkirche is the iconic building featured on Munich’s postcards. The church was built in the 15th century, but its towers were never completed. It wasn’t until 50 years later, in the 16th century, that people decided to finish constructing the tower tops. By then, the Gothic architectural era had given way to the Renaissance style…
The Allianz Arena is named after the naming rights sold to Germany's Allianz insurance company. It is a professional football stadium located in the northern part of Munich, officially opened in April 2005. Starting from the 2005/06 season, it became the new home ground for both FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich, as the two clubs moved away from the Munich Olympic Stadium, which they had used since 1972...
Introduction Located on Museumsinsel (Museum Island), it was built in 1903 and is renowned as the world's largest science and technology museum. The exhibition space covers a total area of 50,000 square meters, with 46 exhibition rooms and over 15,000 exhibits. Each item on display is closely related to our daily lives, illustrating the dynamic history of science and technology...
Introduction The Munich Art Museum consists of three galleries: the Old Pinakothek, the New Pinakothek, and the Pinakothek der Moderne. Among them, the Pinakothek der Moderne is Germany’s largest modern art museum and one of the largest in the world, with an exhibition area of 15,000 square meters, housing a vast collection of 2…
Introduction Established in 1589 as the royal brewery at the time, the entire building can accommodate up to 5,000 people; the third floor is a grand banquet hall that can host 1,000 people for drinking together. The beer hall serves its own brewed HB beer. Nearly ten thousand liters of beer are delivered from here to various taverns, bars…
Introduction The Munich Bavaria Film Studios are one of the largest film production sites in Germany, established in 1919 and covering an area of approximately 356,000 square meters. Directors such as Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles, Fassbinder, Petersen, and Wim Wenders have all filmed here. With a guide, …