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Left Eisbach, Englischer Garten Centre Thai pagoda, Westpark Right Botanischer Garten
Gardens & Parks
! Schloss Nymphenburg
one of the beer gardens (see
pp24-5) at the Chinesischer
Turm, the Seehaus, the Hirschau,
and the Aumeister. An American,
Benjamin Thompson, known as
Count Rumford (1753-1814),
conceived the idea of the park,
which was designed by Ludwig
von Sckell as a prime example of
classical landscape park design.
In 1837, the Monopteros, a mock
Greek temple, was built on an
artificial hill. d Map G4-H1
£ Botanischer Garten
Enclosed by a wall, this 2-
km- (1-mile-) wide park extends
west from the palace 1.5 km
(1 mile). Picturesque pavilions
and follies are scattered through-
out the park, which has been
declared a nature reserve to pro-
tect the 300-year-old trees (see
pp12-13) .
@ Englischer Garten
With 373 hectares (922
acres), the Englischer Garten is
the largest urban park in Ger-
many and the green lung of the
city. It serves as a leisure para-
dise in summer, when thousands
lounge in the sun on the expan-
sive meadows, and cyclists, jog-
gers, and roller-bladers zoom
along the paths. The surface of
the Kleinhesseloher See is dot-
ted with boats, while surfers try
their luck on the Eisbach near the
Haus der Kunst. For a welcome
refreshment, try a cool beer in
This is one of the most
important botanical gardens in
the world. Created in the park at
Nymphenburg in 1914, some
14,000 plant species from around
the globe are cultivated here. In
the greenhouses, visitors can
embark on journeys to tropical
rainforests or arid deserts.
d Map A2 • Open Apr & Sep: 9am-6pm;
May-Aug: 9am-7pm; Feb, Mar & Oct:
9am-5pm; Nov-Jan: 9am-4:30pm • Adm
$ Westpark
An expanse of 72 hectares
(178 acres) has been landscaped
with numerous artificial hills,
paths, a lake, and ponds. Created
for the International Garden
Exhibition in 1983, the western
section of the park features an
impressive East Asian ensemble
with Chinese and Japanese gar-
dens, and Thai and Nepalese
pagodas. Concerts, plays, and
open-air film screenings are
presented on the lakeside stage
in summer. d Map B6-C6
The Monopteros in the Englischer Garten
38
In winter, the Kleinhesseloher See in the Englischer Garten is
used for ice-skating and curling.
 
 
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