History UsefulNotes / Munich

* ''Series/Oktoberfest1900'', a fictional story around the eponymous event as it becomes bigger in both size and fame at the dawn of the 20th century.

* The ''Odeonsplatz'' ('Odeons' Square') is almost as iconic a place as the ''Marienplatz'' - on the south side stands the ''Feldherrnhalle'' ('Field Marshall's Hall') a Loggia war memorial directly modeled after the (smaller) ''Loggia dei Lanzi'' of Florence. On the east side lie the Royal Residence's ''Hofgarten'' ('Court Gardens'), housing Munich Egyptologist Collection and the Bavarian Cabinet buildings. On its west side liss the strikingly yellow ''Theatinerkirche'', and to its north start the ''Ludwigstraße'', a royal parade street leading into Schwabing. The ''Odeonsplatz'' has regularly been the place of public assembly - speeches, concerts and presentations have been held from or by the steps of the ''Feldherrnhalle''. It was also where the 1923 Beerhall Putsch was cut down by armed police.
** At the other end of the Ludwigstraße stands the ''Siegestor'' ('Victory Gate'), an arc of triumph that bears probably the most iconic summation of German decorum in the last century: "Dem Sieg geweiht - Vom Krieg zerstört - Zum Frieden mahnend" ('Blessed With Victory - Destroyed By War - Urging For Peace').

* The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which lies at the ''Ludwigstraße'', is a renowned institution that split from the University of Ingolstadt in 1802, and has since become a major intellectual instituion with twenty faculties and multiple research centres. Prominent lecturers and alumni include Creator/BertoltBrecht, Thomas Mann, Werner [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], Conrad Adenauer, Film/SophieScholl and all the other members of the ''Weiße Rose'', Conrad Wilhelm 'X-Ray' Röntgen, and Josef Ratzinger (later better known as [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedikt XVI]]). The university's surroundings are well established as a students' and scholars' quarter, filled with pubs and cafes known to cater primarily to the same.

* The Königsplatz ('King's Square'), a square built by Ludwig I entirely in a style heavily based of ancient Greco-Roman architecture (Ludwig was quite an aficionado of AncientGrome, and his son Otto was the King of Greece for a while), including another triumphal arch, the ''Glyptothek'' and the State Museum Of Art, both museums built in the style of temples. The square also houses the Italian villa of the painter Franz von Lenbach, which has since been turned into a gallery.

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On a less proud note, Munich grew to become a very reactionary place after the Great War, with much of the citizenry having not gotten over the forceful resignation of the Bavarian monarchy in 1918 and a shortlived Communist revolution (which lasted for a grand total of two weeks, but was bloody enough to kill 3000 people). It was one of the reasons why it would eventually act as the political launching pad for [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain failed Austrian painter and war cripple]], being the HQ of what would later become the [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany NSDAP]]. In 1923, Munich became the scene of yet ''another'' failed revolution - Hitler's Beerhall Putsch (which lasted for about a day and killed twenty), but later went on to become the place of his first electoral victories. The Nazis' first concentration camp was also built just outside the city gates, in Dachau.

* A significant part of ''Series/HitlerTheRiseOfEvil'' takes place in the city , including the failed fascist putsch of 1923. Since the film was shot entirely in Prague, there is no ''Feldherrnhalle'' at the firefight location.

* Shown very shortly in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' as one of the places Stewie and Brian tour on their way to Britain. It's laughably inaccurate, not only in its depiction of Munich as some kind of medieval Franconian town, but also as depicting [[AllGermansAreNazis the locals as Nazis]]. [[note]]RealLife present-day Munich is, to put it mildly, a ''vehemently'' anti-fascist place, as exemplified by the sheer number of commemorative memorials, murals and museums. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Besides, Munich isn't even close to Franconia.]][[/note]]
* A significant part of ''Series/HitlerTheRiseOfEvil'' takes place in the city, including the failed fascist putsch of 1923.

** Another prominent Schwabing university is the Munich Technical University (TU), which, among other things, is known for its ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forschungsreaktor_M%C3%BCnchen_II neutron research reactor]]'' (affectionately nicknamed the Atomei - 'Atomic Egg') and its collaboration with Elon Musk Hyperloop.

Up until the advent of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Munich was known as a huge exporter of its own culture both domestically and internationally. The fact that the cosmopolitan city itself took hints from France, Italy, Austria, Bohemia, Britain and many German states helped Bavaria to manifest itself as a quintessential posterchild for German culture. Plus, Munich always had the honour of essentially becoming [[TheManBehindTheMan a capital right behind the capital]] for about any larger nation whose sphere of influence Bavaria found itself in - be it Vienna, Paris or Berlin. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Prussians loved Bavarian culture]], even though [[AmericansHateTingle the feeling never was mutual]].

* The ''Englische Garten'' ('English Garden') is Munich's large urbsn park, built in the style of an British garden green, designed by the American-born British physicist and architect Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. It's one of the largest municipal parks in the world (larger than New York's Central Park), and perhaps the most visually cosmopolitan place in the city - apart from the English flair, it also hosts a Chinese pagoda tower and the (faux-)ancient Greek ''Monopteros'' pavillon. It also features wide a lake, several beergardens, a concert hall, an open-air theatre, a surfing spot (a rapid in the ''Eisbach'' channel popular with surfers), and a nudist area.

* The ''Deutsches Museum'' ('German Museum') houses the world's possibly largest exposition on technology and science, held by three museums city-wide (the original Museum Island, The ''Schrannenhallen'' and Oberschleißheim Airfield ). It covers a wide span of topics including architecture, shipbuilding, hydraulics, aviation, aeronautics, locomotion, nanotechnology, mining, astronomy and industrial engineering, all of the past, present and future.
** The bridges traversing the Isar and Museum Island also are steeped in history, being one of the few bridged places which let salt merchants pass, thus forcing them to pass by Munich and pay bridge toll to the city. At one point, this enterprise became so vital and lucrative that Munich's founder, Duke Henry the Lion, even had the bridge of his arch-rival, the Bishop of the slightly-north-of-Munich see of Freising, burned down, causing an Empire-wide scandal.
* The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which lies at the ''Ludwigstraße'' royal avenue, is a renowned institution that split from the University of Ingolstadt in 1802, and has since become a major intellectual instituion with ''twenty'' faculties and multiple research centres. Prominent lecturers and alumni include Creator/BertoltBrecht, Thomas Mann, Werner [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], Conrad Adenauer, Film/SophieScholl and all the other members of the ''Weiße Rose'', Conrad Wilhelm 'X-Ray' Röntgen, and Josef Ratzinger (later better known as [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedikt XVI]]). The university's surroundings are well established as a students' and scholars' quarter, filled with pubs and cafes known to cater primarily to the same.
** Another prominent Schwabing university is the Munich Technical University (TU), which, among other things, has its own ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forschungsreaktor_M%C3%BCnchen_II neutron research reactor]]'' (affectionately nicknamed the Atomei - 'Atomic Egg').
* The Königsplatz ('King's Square'), a square built by Ludwig I entirely in a style heavily based of ancient Greco-Roman Architecture (Ludwig was quite an aficionado of AncientGrome, and his son Otto was the King of Greece for a while), including another triumphal arch, the ''Glyptothek'' and the State Museum Of Art, both museums built in the style of temples. The square also houses the Italian villa of the painter Franz von Lenbach, which has since been turned into a gallery.

* The ''Mariahilfkirche'' (roughly translated as 'Mary's Help Church'), situated in the ''Au'' ('valley') district, is known for hosting Europe's largest crockery market, the Catholic festive ''Auer Dult'' fair, thrice a year. Considered to be Munich's very own [[Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks Portobello Road]], the traditions still stem from the time where the ''Au'' was the closest thing Munich had to poverty-stricken [[TheCityNarrows City Narrows]]. The ''Dult'' is famous for selling antiquities, porcelain, housewares, records and cassettes, and comes with a humble funfair and beer tents.
* The Olympic Park (''Olympiapark'') is the compound where ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess what]]) the 1972 Summer Olympics were held. Virtually unchanged in state, it now mainly is the place where local sports events, exhibitions, concerts and musicals are held. Features the almost 300 metre-tall ''Olympiaturm'' ('Olympic Tower') and the easily recognisable Olympic Stadion (the one with the drooping glass blanket roof). Also the Olympic Village, where... [[Film/{{Munich}} well...]]

* Bavarian Film is one of Germany's biggest production companies, located in Grünwald. The studio includes an attraction featuring sets and props from films such as ''Film/TheNeverendingStory'' and ''Film/DasBoot''.

!!And now, to the part you all came for. [[EagleLandOsmosis We're looking at you, America]].

[[{{Oktoberfest}} Oktoberfest and Weissbier and Brezn and Lederhosen and Weisswurst and Fussball...]]

Believe it or not, the prevalence of those things in Munich's culture is ''hardly'' exaggerated. Beer had been a vital export of the region, which, just like Munich, has its roots in the Catholic monasteries that started it all. The Bavarian Dukes were also the patrons of beer (case in point: the Hofbräuhaus, or 'Royal Brewery House', ''was'' in fact a brewery of the Bavarian Crown - and nowadays, the Free State - and it was far from the only one) - not only made sure that beer stayed cheap and popular among the people, but also set purity laws and quality controls that have been adapted by most of the beer-brewing world. The Cloister of Weihenstephan, north of the city, is the oldest brewery still in existence, and ''the'' international school on the fine art of brewing beer.

The Oktoberfest was, [[SmallReferencePools contrary to popular opinion]], not meant to be a celebration of Munich's beer heritage (at least, not ''just'' that), or even [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons October]], but marks the anniversary of the royal wedding between Prince (later King) Ludwig I and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 10th, 1810 on the same green. That said, the festivities were soon [[NonIndicativeName moved to September]], because nobody liked having snow in their beer. Once having acted as a showcase for Bavarian agricultural capacity, it has mostly been replaced by beer tents and joyrides, but the agricultural expo is still held next-door. The present-day Oktoberfest is, with almost 7 ''Million'' visitors attracted in 16 days, by a large margin the world's biggest funfair.

Weißwurst is revered as the most delicate sausage (''delicate'' in the every sense of the word - it used to spoil mere hours after being made, and you cannot just throw that sausage into cold water and boil it into submission like most others) in the region, and the original Munich variation still knows no worthy substitutes.

What's more, do you know ''BMW''? It stands for ''Bavarian Motor Works'', and is also based here.

-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker Heinrich Heine]]''', essentially delivering the city's HighConcept.

Munich (München in German), the capital of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland Free State of Bavaria]], and third-largest, most densely populated and vertically topmost city of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}, and often rated to be one of the world's [[http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr most livable municipalities]]. Also known as ''Minga'' in the old Bavarian.

The story of the city started fairly late into the history of Germany, being first mentioned in 1158, when it still was a Benedictine monastery (the chapel house of which actually ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Church_%28Munich%29 still stands]]'') with a little settlement (thus the name 'München' - a bastardisation of the old German "Ze den Munichen" - "Where The Monks Are"). There might have been countless Celts living on that spot for centuries beforehand, but apart from a few Roman ruins, hardly anything remains from that era.
Munich was built along the banks of the Isar river, at a certain ford that would later prove to be a precious nodal point in the Holy Roman Empire's salt trade - and Munich's key to prosperity.

Over centuries, it served as the capital city for the Electorate of Bavaria (one of the HRE's most influential - and almost consistently largest - territories), later to be made a Kingdom by UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. While it was the salt trade that once made the town big, it was its devotion to culture and science that made it world-famous. Many Bavarian rulers were patrons of the arts, who attracted artists and thinkers from all over the Western World, having them landscape palaces, parks, museums of all kinds and entire city quarters that still keep up Munich's reputation to this day.

Up until the advent of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Munich was known as a huge exporter of its own culture. The fact that the cosmopolitan city itself took hints from France, Italy, Austria, Bohemia, Britain and many German states helped Bavaria to manifest itself as the quintessential posterchild for German culture. Plus, Munich always had the honour of being essentially [[TheManBehindTheMan a capital right behind the capital]] for about any larger nation whose sphere of influence Bavaria found itself in - be it Vienna, Paris or Berlin. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Prussians loved Bavarian culture]], even though [[AmericansHateTingle the feeling never was mutual]].

On a less proud note, Munich had grown to become a very reactionary place after the Great War, who had not gotten over the forceful resignation of the Bavarian monarchy in 1918 and a shortlived Communist revolution (which lasted for a grand total of two weeks, but was bloody enough to kill 3000 people), and this is why it would act as a political launching pad for [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain failed Austrian painter and war cripple]], being the HQ of what would later become the [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany NSDAP]]. First, Munich was the scene of yet ''another'' failed revolution - Hitler's 1923 Beerhall Putsch (which lasted for about a day and killed twenty), but later went on to become the place of his first electoral victories. The Nazis' first concentration camp also was built just outside the city gates, in Dachau.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Munich was heavily bombarded by the American and British air forces, losing 70 percent of its buildings, most of whom were medieval and Baroque structures, and then surrendered to the Americans without a fight.

These losses, however, did nothing to quell Bavaria's popularity. Quite to the contrary; After the war, it became the most affluent region in Germany, and the presence of the US Armed Forces put Bavarian culture back into global focus, affirming Munich's cultural position in the eyes of the world even more so than ever before. It went from being ''an'' important German city to ''the'' German city for many people.

* The ''Marienplatz'' the heart and brain of Munich (as if you go North, you come to the the ''Odeonsplatz'', if you go east, you come to the Isar, if you south, you come to the ''Sendlinger Tor'', and if you go west, you will arrive at the ''Karlspatz''). It also was the medieval centre of Munich and houses both the Old and the New Town Hall. One is a medieval building that nowadays holds a toy museum, and the second is an enormous gothic revival structure with countless courtyards and the home of the famed Munich ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUwQctvbHg Carillon and Glockenspiel]]''.
* The ''Frauenkirche'' ('Lady's Church', full name 'Dome Of Our Lady') wields perhaps the biggest EiffelTowerEffect of any structure in Munich's skyline, what with its rather unique two 100 metre-tall red brick towers topped with verdigris onion domes. Comes with its own '[[DidYouJustScamCthulhu Did You Just Scam The Devil]]' myth. One other reason the ''Frauenkirche'' stands out is because very few other buildings in Munich centre are anywhere near as tall - and to keep it that way, few buildings are allowed to exceed a height of five storeys.
* The ''Viktualienmarkt'' ('Victual Market') is Munich's new main market square, lodged behind the ''Alter Peter'' church, where one can get cutlery, dairy, fish or flowers. They even have a little beergarden.
* The ''Karlsplatz'' ('Karl's Square'), much better known as ''Stachus'', was once a prominent city gate. The gate still stands, although heavily modernised, and is the heart of a bustling shopping mile ranging all the way from ''Marienplatz'' to the nearby Munich Central Station. It has a big fountain, an impressive amount of cinemas, the nearby ''Justizpalast'' ('Palace of Justice', where, among other things, Film/SophieScholl and her brother were sentenced to death). and also the biggest U-Bahn (underground) station - which is subterraneally connected to the Central station by ''yet another'' shopping mile.
** Adjacent to the Stachus runs the ''Sonnenstraße'', which has become Munich's nominal party mile with night clubs and bars. Right next to it lies the Central Train Station quarter (''Bahnhofsviertel''), colloquially known as ''Klein-Istanbul'' ('Little Istanbul') which provides a variety of both smutty strip clubs and really great Turkish restaurants in equal measures.
* The ''Odeonsplatz'' ('Odeons' Square') is almost as iconic a place as the ''Marienplatz'' - on the south side stands the ''Feldherrnhalle'' ('Field Marshall's Hall') a Loggia war memorial directly modeled after the (smaller) ''Loggia dei Lanzi'' of Florence. On the east side lie the Royal Residence's ''Hofgarten'' ('Court Gardens'), the Munich Egyptologist Collection and the Bavarian Cabinet buildings. On its west side is the strikingly yellow ''Theatinerkirche'', and to its north begins the ''Ludwigstraße'', a royal parade street leading into Schwabing. The ''Odeonsplatz'' has regularly been the place of public assembly - speeches, concerts and presentations have been held from or by the steps of the ''Feldherrnhalle''. It also is the place where the 1923 Beerhall Putsch was cut down by armed police.

* The ''Englische Garten'' ('English Garden') is Munich's big park, built in the style of an British garden green, designed by the American-born British physicist and architect Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. It's one of the largest municipal parks in the world (larger than New York's Central Park), and perhaps the most visually cosmopolitan place in the city - apart from the English flair, it also houses a Chinese pagoda tower and the ancient Greek ''Monopteros'' temple pavillon. It furthermore features wide open spaces, a lake, several beergardens, a concert hall, an open-air theatre, a surfing spot (!), and its own nudist area.

''[[EarWorm Ein Prosit, ein Prosit, der Gmüaaatliiichkeiiit! Ein Prosit, ein Prosit, der Gmüaaatliiichkeiiit!]]''

Up until the advent of UsefulNotes/WW1, Munich was known as a huge exporter of its own culture. The fact that the cosmopolitan city itself took hints from France, Italy, Austria, Bohemia, Britain and many German states helped Bavaria to manifest itself as the quintessential posterchild for German culture. Plus, Munich always had the honour of being essentially [[TheManBehindTheMan a capital right behind the capital]] for about any larger nation whose sphere of influence Bavaria found itself in - be it Vienna, Paris or Berlin. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Prussians loved Bavarian culture]], even though [[AmericansHateTingle the feeling never was mutual]].

On a less proud note, Munich had grown to become a very reactionary place after the Great War, who had not gotten over the forceful resignation of the Bavarian monarchy in 1918 and a shortlived Communist revolution (which lasted for a grand total of two weeks, but was bloody enough to kill 3000 people), and this is why it would act as a political launching pad for [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain failed Austrian painter and war cripple]], being the HQ of what would later become the [[ThoseWackyNazis NSDAP]]. First, Munich was the scene of yet ''another'' failed revolution - the 1923 fascist Beerhall Putsch (which lasted for about a day and killed twenty), but later went on to become the place of Hitler's first electoral victories. The Nazis' first concentration camp also was built just outside the city gates, in Dachau.

During [=WW2=], Munich was heavily bombarded by the American and British air forces, losing 70 percent of its buildings, most of whom were medieval and Baroque structures, and then surrendered to the Americans without a fight.

In 1972, Munich hosted the Summer Olympics. [[Film/{{Munich}} The less said about them, the better]].

Munich (München in German), the capital of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland Free State of Bavaria]], and third-largest, most densely populated and vertically topmost city of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}, and often rated to be one of the world's [[http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr most livable municipalities]].

Also known as ''Minga'' in the old Bavarian.

München, the capital of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland Free State of Bavaria]], and third-largest, most densely populated and vertically topmost city of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}, and often rated to be one of the world's [[http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr most livable municipalities]].

* The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which lies at the ''Ludwigstraße'' royal avenue, is a renowned institution that split from the University of Ingolstadt in 1802, and has since become a major intellectual instituion with ''twenty'' faculties and multiple research centres. Prominent lecturers and alumni include Creator/BertoltBrecht, Thomas Mann, Werner [[BreakingBad Heisenberg]], Conrad Adenauer, Film/SophieScholl and all the other members of the ''Weiße Rose'', Conrad Wilhelm 'X-Ray' Röntgen, and Josef Ratzinger (later better known as [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedikt XVI]]). The university's surroundings are well established as a students' and scholars' quarter, filled with pubs and cafes known to cater primarily to the same.

During WW2, Munich was heavily bombarded by the American and British air forces, losing 70 percent of its buildings, most of whom were medieval and Baroque structures, and then surrendered to the Americans without a fight.

Up until the advent of WW1, Munich was known as a huge exporter of its own culture. The fact that the cosmopolitan city itself took hints from France, Italy, Austria, Bohemia, Britain and many German states helped Bavaria to manifest itself as the quintessential posterchild for German culture. Plus, Munich always had the honour of being essentially [[TheManBehindTheMan a capital right behind the capital]] for about any larger nation whose sphere of influence Bavaria found itself in - be it Vienna, Paris or Berlin. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Prussians loved Bavarian culture]], even though [[AmericansHateTingle the feeling never was mutual]].

-->-- '''[[DichterAndDenker Heinrich Heine]]''', essentially delivering the city's HighConcept.

* The ''Hofbräuhaus'' ('Royal Brewery House') is a public beer hall and brewery owned by the Bavarian state. It's located at the ''Platzl'' ('Little Square') in one of the various little backstreets north of the ''Marienplatz''. It was opened in 1598 by ducal decree to enact the Bavarian crown's monopoly on brewing and selling beer, in accordance to, among other things, a tight quality control. It has always been very popular with locals and outsiders alike, and has been known to count Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart (who got inspired to write ''Idomeneo'' there), VladimirLenin (who lived across the street for a couple of years), Thomas Wolfe, AdolfHitler (pre-rise to power, mostly), Marcel Duchamp and UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy among its regulars.

München, the capital city of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland Free State of Bavaria]], and third-largest, yet most densely populated and vertically topmost city of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}, and often rated to be one of the world's [[http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr most livable municipalities]].

* Shown very shortly in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' as one of the places Stewie and Brian tour on their way to Britain. It's laughably inaccurate, not only in its depiction of Munich as some kind of medieval Franconian town, but also as depicting [[AllGermansAreNazis the locals as Nazis]]. [[note]]RealLife present-day Munich is, to put it mildly, a ''rabidly'' anti-fascist place, as exemplified by the sheer number of commemorative memorials, murals and museums.[[/note]]

* The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which lies at the ''Ludwigstraße'' royal avenue, is a renowned institution that split from the University of Ingolstadt in 1802, and has since become a major intellectual instituion with ''twenty'' faculties and multiple research centres. Prominent lecturers and alumni include Creator/BertoltBrecht, Thomas Mann, Werner [[BreakingBad Heisenberg]], Conrad Adenauer, Film/SophieScholl and all the other members of the ''Weiße Rose'', Conrad Wilhelm 'X-Ray' Röntgen, and Josef Ratzinger (later better known as [[ThePope Pope Benedikt XVI]]). The university's surroundings are well established as a students' and scholars' quarter, filled with pubs and cafes known to cater primarily to the same.

The story of the city started fairly late into the history of Germany, being first mentioned in 1158, when it still was a Benedictine monastery (the chapel house of which actually ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Church_%28Munich%29 still stands]]'') with a little settlement (thus the name 'München' - a bastardisation of the old German "Ze den Munichen" - "Where The Monks Are"). There might have been countless Celts living on that spot for centuries beforehand, but apart from a few Roman ruins, hardly anything reminds of that era.

Over centuries, it served as the capital city for the Electorate of Bavaria (one of the HRE's most influential - and almost consistently largest - territories), later to be made a Kingdom by NapoleonBonaparte. While it was the salt trade that once made the town big, it was its devotion to culture and science that made it world-famous. Many Bavarian rulers were patrons of the arts, who attracted artists and thinkers from all over the Western World, having them landscape palaces, parks, museums of all kinds and entire city quarters that still keep up Munich's reputation to this day.

* ''Series/{{Pumuckl}}'' is also set in the city, and has since been named ''the'' quintessential Bavarian children's series.

* The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which lies at the ''Ludwigstraße'' royal avenue, is a renowned institution that split from the University of Ingolstadt in 1802, and has since become a major intellectual instituion with ''twenty'' faculties and multiple research centres. Prominent lecturers and alumni include Creator/BertoltBrecht, Thomas Mann, Werner [[BreakingBad Heisenberg]], Conrad Adenauer, Film/SophieScholl and all the other members of the ''Weiße Rose'', Conrad Wilhelm 'X-Ray' Röntgen, and Josef Ratzinger (later better known as [[ThePope Pope Benedikt XVI]]). The unoiversity's surroundings are well established as a students' and scholars' quarter, filled with pubs and cafes known to cater primarily to the same.
** Another prominent Schwabing university is the Munich Technical University (TU), which, among other things, has its own ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forschungsreaktor_M%C3%BCnchen_II neutron research reactor]]''.