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GUIDE TO MUNICH AND ITS ENVIRONS KARTONIERT (TB)

The capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria  the third largest city in Germany (610000 inhabitants) 
is situated on the banks of the Isar  on an extensive plateau  1703 ft. above the sea  and
presents a very picturesque sight  especially from the charming walks that lead from the
Gasteiganlagen high above the Isar to the suburbs of Au and Giesing  and also from the terrace
by the Peace Monument. The long Chain of the Alps may best be seen in all its splendour  in
clear weather  from the south-west of the town  especially from the road that leads from the
Bavaria on the Theresienhohe to Untersendling. Round the Town. To the north of the Hauptbahnhof
(Railway Station) an imposing building begun by Buerklein in 1847  recently very much enlarged
is the Verkehrsministerium  to the east of the Terminus we see behind the great Warehouse of
Hermann Tietz the Building of Justice  between the Prielmayerstrasse and the Elisenstrasse.
From here the Luisenstrasse to the left of the Bahnhofsplatz  and then the semicircular
Sophienstrasse (on the right the pretty Teuton Fountain)  lead to the former Botanical Gardens
(now in Nymphenburg) and to The Glaspalast (Crystal Palace)  an edifice entirely of glass (78
000 panes) and iron (1340 tons)  765 ft. long  with a nave 75 ft. high  an area of about 3
acres  and 188 columns for the gallery and roof. It was completed in 8 months in 1854  after
the plans of August von Voit. Since 1889 the Society of Artists has held its Annual Exhibition
here. [...] This book is a reprint of the original published guide from 1914 with many
wonderful historic illustrations of Munich.

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