6 landmarks in Maxvorstadt with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
Alte Pinakothek
27 Barer Straße, Maxvorstadt, Munich, 80333, Germany
When King Ludwig I opened this gallery in 1836, it was the largest museum building in the world.
Augustiner-Keller
52 Arnulfstraße, Maxvorstadt, Munich, 80335, Germany
Ask any Münchner where to drink beer, and they'll say Augustiner.
Glyptothek
3 Königsplatz, Maxvorstadt, Munich, 80333, Germany
The name literally means "sculpture storage" in Greek — glyphein (to carve) plus theke (container) — which is the most honest museum name in the world.
Königsplatz
Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I wanted a German Athens, and Königsplatz was his Acropolis.
Lenbachhaus
33 Luisenstraße, Maxvorstadt, Munich, 80333, Germany
This museum owns the world's largest collection of Blauer Reiter paintings, and if you know nothing about the Blauer Reiter, you're about to understand why Munich matters to modern art.
NS-Dokumentationszentrum
1 Max-Mannheimer-Platz, Maxvorstadt, Munich, 80333, Germany
This white cube stands on the exact spot where the "Brown House" once stood — the national headquarters of the Nazi Party from 1930 until Allied bombs destroyed it in 1945.
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