Words’ Worth Books

Munich


You'll find tonnes of English-language books, from secondhand novels to the latest bestsellers, at this excellent and long-established bookstore.


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1. Ludwigskirche

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The sombre twin-towered Ludwigskirche, built by Friedrich von Gärtner between 1829 and 1844, is a highly decorative, almost Byzantine, affair with one…

2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

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Bavaria's oldest university, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität started out as a political football for its rulers. Founded in Ingolstadt in 1472, the…

3. DenkStätte Weisse Rose

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4. Siegestor

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Munich's massive Siegestor was modelled on the Arch of Constantine in Rome and looks like a miniature version of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Built to…

5. Museum Brandhorst

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A big, bold and aptly abstract building, clad entirely in vividly multihued ceramic tubes, the Brandhorst jostled its way into the Munich Kunstareal in a…

6. Akademie der Bildenden Künste

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7. Museum Reich der Kristalle

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8. Leuchtenberg-Palais

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