Munich Alte Pinakothek Gallerie

We saw many beautiful paintings at the Alte Pinakothek Gallerie

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The collections of the Alte Pinakothek date back to the collecting zeal shown by the dukes, electors and kings of Bavaria from the House of Wittelsbach. King Ludwig I., the last and most important of the Wittelsbach collectors, commissioned the building from architect Leo von Klenze. It was opened in 1836, and became an archetype of classical museum architecture. Considerably damaged during the Second World War, the gallery was rebuilt by Hans Döllgast in 1957. However, rather then merely reconstructing the missing parts of the walls, these areas were replaced with bare brickwork, in order for them to remain as visible "wounds".

 

 

Salzburg to Munich 2015 Munich Sites

We took the train only about 2 hours and cost 36 euros. Nice trip with rolling hills, and farms and forests. We had some trouble following instructions to get key to apartment but did when we read them more closely. The apartment was nice in a good location and the owner came and tried to help us with our Condor voucher. I would recommend this apartment and owner. web page  www.munich-appartments.com/Havana/havana.php address Prinzregentenstr 93, 81677, Munich

 

 

English Garden on a sunny day

 

 

 

Salzburg, Helbrunn Palace Zoo 2015

We went to the zoo part of the Helbrunn Palace and it was nicely done, the animals had their own ponds, waterfalls, trees and grass. It was nice the way they had different animals together. The bears were really interesting playing together, they put on a show for the crowds.

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The home of 140 animal species from all over the world. The unique zoo territory at the foot of the Hellbrunner Mountain with the steep rocky Cliffside on one side and the hilly floodplain landscape on the other is home to around 800 animals. The expert husbandry and nurture of the animals is the visitors an insight to the multitude and diversity of the fauna.