Travel Reference
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Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (
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Theatinerkirche
(Theatinerstrasse 22; Odeonsplatz)
The mustard-yellow Theatinerkirche, built to com-
memorate the 1662 birth of Prince Max Emanuel, was dreamed up by Swiss architect En-
rico Zuccalli. Also known at St Kajetan's, it's a voluptuous design with two massive twin
towers flanking a giant cupola. Inside, an intensely ornate dome lords over the
Fürsten-
gruft
(royal crypt), the final destination of several Wittelsbach rulers, including King
Maximilian II.
CHURCH
Fünf Höfe
(
www.fuenfhoefe.de
;
Theatinerstrasse 15; Theatinerstrasse)
Munich usually feels
more cosy than cosmopolitan, but one exception is the Fünf Höfe, a ritzy shopping arcade
whose modernist design is as interesting as the fancy flagship and concept stores lining its
passageways. The building also houses the
Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung
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(
www.hypo-kunsthalle.de
; Theatinerstrasse 8; admission varies;
10am-8pm)
an art space with high-calibre changing installations. Entrances to the Fünf
Höfe are on Theatinerstrasse, Salvatorstrasse, Maffeistrasse and Kardinal-Faulhaber-
Strasse.
NOTABLE BUILDING
