Hofgarten (Munich)

Germany / Bayern / Munich
 park, recreation area / ground, garden, public garden
Hofgarten is a city garden in Italian style. The garden was built in 1613-1617 by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria as an Italian style Renaissance garden. In the centre of the garden is a pavilion for the goddess Diana, built in 1615 by Heinrich Schön the elder. A path leads from each of the eight arches. On the roof of the Diana pavilion is the replica of a sculpture of Bavaria by Hubert Gerhard, created in 1623. The original is in the Kaisersaal of the Residenz.

www.residenz-muenchen.de/englisch/garden/index.htm

The garden is enclosed by arcades with 125 arches. Cross-shaped pathways end at a fountain each. The Hofgarten houses a Biergarten (beer garden) and a café. The north part is popular with Boule players.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofgarten_(München)
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Coordinates:   48°8'34"N   11°34'48"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago