The following images are from an area in Munich near the main downtown area called Konigsplatz that is significant both in looks and history. First, as you will see from the pictures below, the architecture is reminiscent of ancient Greece and Rome, with pillars and a big entrance way that would fit in beautifully near the Acropolis.
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| The Propylaen |
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| Inside the Propylaen |
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| Antikensammlungen |
The area was commissioned by King Ludwig I in the early 19th century and took nearly a half century to complete (Ludwig was gone 14 years earlier). The three big features are the Propylaen (gateway), Glypothek (a collection of sculpture, some of which has been moved into the U-Bahn tunnel nearby), and the Antikensammlungen (museum). The trio make for impressive viewing.
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| Some of the statues have been removed and placed in a nearby U-Bahn tunnel. |
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| Glypothek |
That is also what the Nazis concluded when they made the area the central area of their movement, calling it the "Akropolis Germaniae." Many pictures of huge Nazi rallies took place in the square. Two "honor temples" the Nazis added were destroyed in 1947, but other key Nazi buildings are standing and have been put to better use. I've included just one picture, as they really aren't much to look at.
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