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Asamkirche Maria de Victoria, a baroque masterpiece designed by brothers Cosmas
Damian and Egid Quirin Asam between 1732 and 1736. The church's mesmerising
trompe l'œil ceiling, painted in just six weeks in 1735, is the world's largest fresco on a
flat surface.
Visual illusions abound: stand on the little circle on the diamond tile near the door and
look over your left shoulder at the archer with the flaming red turban - wherever you
walk, the arrow points right at you. The fresco's Horn of Plenty, Moses' staff and the
treasure chest also appear to dramatically alter as you move around the room.
Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum
(German Museum of Medical History; 305 2860; www.dmm-ingolstadt.de ; Anatomies-
trasse 18-20; adult/concession €5/2.50; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun) Located in the stately
Alte Anatomie (Old Anatomy) at the university, this sometimes rather gory museum
chronicles the evolution of medical science as well as the many (scary) instruments and
techniques used. Unless you are, or have been, a medical student , pack a strong stomach
for the visit.
The ground floor eases you into the exhibition with medical equipment such as birthing
chairs, enema syringes, lancets used for bloodletting and other delightful paraphenalia
guaranteed to make many go weak at the knees. Upstairs things get closer to the bone with
displays of human skeletons, foetuses of conjoined twins, a pregnant uterus and a cyclops.
MUSEUM
Neues Schloss
The ostentatious Neues Schloss (New Palace) was built for Duke Ludwig the Bearded in
1418. Fresh from a trip to wealth-laden France, Ludwig borrowed heavily from Gallic
design and created a residence with 3m-thick walls, Gothic net vaulting and individually
carved doorways. One guest who probably didn't appreciate its architectural merits was
future French president Charles de Gaulle, held as a prisoner of war here during WWI.
Today the building houses the Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Military Mu-
seum; 937 70; www.armeemuseum.de ; Paradeplatz 4; adult/concession €3.50/3, Sun
€2, combined ticket with Reduit Tilly & Turm Triva €7/5; 9am-5.30pm Tue-Fri,
10am-5.30pm Sat & Sun) with exhibits on long-forgotten battles, armaments dating back
to the 14th century and legions of tin soldiers filling the rooms.
The second part of the museum is in the Reduit Tilly (adult/concession/child €3.50/3/
free, Sun €2; 9am-5.30pm Tue-Fri, 10am-5.30pm Sat & Sun) across the river. This
19th-century fortress has an undeniable aesthetic, having been designed by Ludwig I's
chief architect. It was named after Johann Tilly - a field marshal of the Thirty Years' War
PALACE, MUSEUM
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