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Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe has been finished in 2005, about 15 years after the initial idea of German journalist Lea Rosh.
The project designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold, consists of 2,711 concrete slabs places on the area of 19,000 square meter (4.7 acre).
The slabs, called ’steale’ by the [...]

Munich

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As the name suggests the city Munichen ( ‘at Monks’) features enormous number of church buildings.
Besides of Benedictine Abbey and the Arcbishopric Palace there are numerous churches with hundred years of history.
Below are the most important ones, located around the Main Market Square.

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Munich

One Stop Germany. If you can only get to only one place in Germany, Munich is the place to go. Extensively rebuilt after WWII, the city still has its old charm, interesting buildings, unique history, and plenty of brew houses. You could hit the major sites within a day, but take your time and [...]

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Originally built 1468, the cathedral sustained much damage in WWII and reconstruction efforts lasted until 1994. Today it is a symbol of Munich and its two towers ( 99 m and 100 m) are easy to see from anywhere in the city. It is a Catholic church, the religion of most Bavarians.

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Castles

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The present castle, where King Ludwig II of Bavaria spent his childhood has been built during the reign of his father Maximilian of Bavaria , who in 1832 commissioned the renovation of medieval ruins of former castle Schwanstein. The new building followed the neo-Gothic style of Domenico Quaglio.

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The SCHLOSSCARD is the collection of 21 tickets, which allows to visit 21 important cultural monuments of Baden-Württemberg.
As the name suggests the places are mostly the castles and palaces, but the offer includes also the most important monasteries, some ruins and historic gardens.
Valid for one full year, the card is the moneysaver for the visitors [...]

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In 1704 the works were started on the new summer residence for Württemberg family, that was originally supposed to be only the hunting lodge of Duke Eberhard Ludwig,
but soon developed into much bigger palace complex. The Duke moved into the Palace in 1709 and, following the temporary fashion, established the town around his residence.
In [...]

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