The hilltop façade
A long arcaded and mosaicked front looking over the river and down Maximilianstraße.
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The Maximilianeum is a large building standing on a rise on the east bank of the Isar, looking down the broad Maximilianstraße that runs to it from the city centre. It was built in the second half of the nineteenth century, originally as an educational foundation for gifted students. Today it houses the parliament of the state of Bavaria, which is why it cannot normally be entered. Its long front carries arches, statues and mosaic, and it is among the clearest examples of royal-era architecture in Munich. The best place to see it is from the bridge or the opposite bank, where it stands whole at the end of the street. The visit is exterior and free. The area around is quiet, and the Isar banks below are among the best walking in the city.
A long arcaded and mosaicked front looking over the river and down Maximilianstraße.
Riverside paths below the building, among the best walking in Munich.
Max-Planck-Straße 1, 81675 München
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The MaxmonumentA bronze monument in the middle of Munich's Maximilianstraße, raised between 1854 minutes walk4.7
Museum Five ContinentsThe Museum Five Continents is Munich's museum of the world's cultures beyond Eur6 minutes walk4.5
The Schack CollectionThe Schack Collection is a small, quiet museum of nineteenth-century German pain8 minutes walk4.6
Angel of PeaceThe Angel of Peace is a gilded winged statue on a tall column above the river Is8 minutes walk4.7Normally no. It houses the Bavarian state parliament and is a working institution. Tours run only on limited occasions and open days, and need advance registration.