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An Old Town Stroll
Morning
From Marienplatz walk
through the pedestrian zone
to Mazaristr., which will
lead you to the
Frauen-
kirche
(see p79)
. Continue
north along Maffeistr. to
the
Fünf Höfe
complex
(see pp66-7)
and stroll
along Theatinerstr. to
Odeonsplatz with
Theati-
nerkirche
and
Feldherrn-
halle
. Enjoy an excellent
cup of coffee with a view
of the Hofgarten at
Café
Tambosi
. You will need half
a day to tour the
Residenz
,
but you can explore the
palace's many inner court-
yards on your own. Cross
the Residenzstr. to Max-
Joseph-Platz and the opera
and exclusive shops along
Maximilianstr. Return to
Marienplatz via Dienerstr.,
Alter Hof
, and
Platzl
, just in
time for the clock's chiming
(at 11am or noon). Walk
along Tal to the
Weißes
Bräuhaus
at No.10 for a
traditional Bavarian lunch.
Chancellery overlooking the Hofgarten
medieval town fortifications, the
vine-covered Sendlinger Tor
marks the end of the street.
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Sendlinger Str. 34 & 62
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Map K5
(
Residenz & Hofgarten
Munich's largest historic com-
plex, the Residenz
(see pp20-21)
,
lies adjacent to the Hofgarten
(see
p39)
, with its lovely plantings and
arcades. To the north, the garden
is bounded by the Bavarian
Chancellery (1989-93), which
incorporates the ruins of an army
museum. Remnants of a 16th-
century wall and garden are visible
behind glass.
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Map L3-L4 & M3-M4
)
Odeonsplatz, Theatiner-
kirche & Feldherrnhalle
Princely palaces once occupied
the area between Residenz and
Theatinerkirche
(see p27 & p40)
.
From 1800, old fortifications here
were dismantled to make way for
the Ludwigstraße, which ends or
begins - depending upon your
viewpoint - with Odeonsplatz
and the Feldherrnhalle. Statues
of the Bavarian field marshals
Tilly and Wrede are displayed in
the niches of the loggia.
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Map L3
Afternoon
After lunch, climb to the
top of
St Peter's
(see p26)
and take in the glorious
view of the Old Town. Then
walk through the Rinder-
markt with its medieval
Löwenturm and right into
Sendlinger Str. Although
Asamhaus
(No. 34) is
closed to the public, the
interior of the late Baroque
Asamkirche
(No. 62) will
take your breath away. Keep
left to reach St-Jakobs-Platz,
the Stadtmuseum, and the
impressive Ohel Jakob
Synagogue. Drop into the
Stadtcafé
for an afternoon
break. From
Viktualien-
markt
, just around the
corner, go east to
Isartor
and the Valentin-Musäum
(see p82)
or south to the
Gärtnerplatz
district with
its many pubs and bars.
Feldherrnhalle with a view of the Residenz
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For information on the Feldherrnhalle and the beer hall Putsch of
1923, visit
www.ns-dokumentationszentrum-muenchen.de