The Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in Munich (literally state court-brew of Munich, also Hofbräu München) is a brewery that is owned by the state government. It inspired a world wide famous song, and the phrase “oans, zwoa, g’suffa” (Bavarian dialect for: “one, two, down the hatch”).
The Frauenkirche (full name Dom zu unserer lieben Frau, “Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady”) is the largest church in Munich. Construction began in 1468 and the two towers were completed in 1488. The church was consecrated in 1494. However, the building’s famous domes atop each tower were not built until 1525. The cathedral was damaged […]
Munich is the capital of the German state of Bavaria, and is Germany’s third largest city. Here are a few photos from around town.
Scholoss Hellbrunn was built between 1613 and 1619 under the orders of Markus Sittikus von Hohenems. As the archbishop had spent part of his life in Italy, he tried to create an Italian atmosphere in this castle and its gardens. Unlike many other palaces, Hellbrunn has undergone no style changes, so even today visitors can […]
The Residenzplatz, with the Residenzbrunnen of Untersberg marble, the largest and finest Baroque fountain this side of the Alps, is the work of an Italian sculptor (1656-61). It stands 50 feet high, with figures of bold horses, Atlas figures bearing dishes, dolphins, and a Triton with a conch shell at the top. Unfortunately, this magnificent […]
The city of Salzburg will forever be associated with its most famous son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the house on Getreidegasse (number 9) in which Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. This site is by far the city’s biggest crowd-puller, and the mansion now houses the Mozart Museum. Objects on display include Mozart’s violins, […]
The Mirabellgarten is full of fountains, statues, trees, and flowers. Even when the weather is terrible (like when we were there), it is still beautiful… and scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed here!
The Festung Hohensalzburg (Hohensalzburg Fortress) was first built by Prince Archbishop Eberhard in 1077. Initially, this was little more than a bailey with a wooden wall, serving mostly for the protection of Imperial troops of the Holy Roman Empire. The Fortress that stands today is the result of many phases of redesign. The climb up […]
Salzburg’s Dom cathedral is the largest of the city’s 36 churches and serves as the backdrop for the annual Jedermann Festival. The building we see today was erected in 1620-28 by the architect Santino Solari and consecrated by Archbishop Paris Lodron, during the chaos of the Thirty Years’ War.
