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Munich will like nature lovers, there are many parks and places to relax. One of the best parks of the city is the royal garden of Hofgarten (Hofgarten), founded in the early 17th century. The park is surrounded by sights, on the one hand - the Munich residence, on the other - the German theater museum, and in the center it is the Temple of Diana.
The temple is a pavilion with elegant fountains inside, under its arches street musicians gather, concerts of classical music and dance evenings.
The Renaissance park was laid in 1613-1617 with an eye for the fashionable Italian style at the time. They say that Maximilian I, in which Hofgarten actually created, loved to walk around and take air baths.
In summer, from May to September, every Wednesday and Sunday in the temple of Diana they dance salsa, and on Fridays - passionate Argentine tango.
The main entrance to the park is the gate designed by the architect Leo von Klenze . Opposite them is the nice church Teatinerkirche . In the center of Hofgarten, as mentioned above, the Diana temple . In summer, from May to September, every Wednesday and salsa dance in the temple on Sunday, and passionately Argentine tango . on the Fridays. Within the pavilion on the walls there are four fountains decorated with sea shells, which are mentioned in the "Earthen dishes" A . Zhida . And on the roof there is a copy of the bronze statue " Bavarian Tellus "(the original look for in the Imperial Hall of Munich dv Ortsa-residence) .
By the way, the modern park is just a restored copy of the old one, as during the Second World Hofgarten was destroyed.
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| Temple of Diana, Hofgarten |
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| Hofgarten |
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| Rose bushes, Hofgarten |
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| Hofgarten in winter |
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| Hofgarten, view from high |