bule of the great entrance are six apartments decorated with subjects taken from the Odyssey, designed by Schwanthaler, and painted by Hiltensberger. Returning by the ball-room, upon the opposite side, are the three Halls of the Emperors, decorated with paintings from designs of Schnorr and others.

The Hall of Charlemagne contains six large pictures, and twelve small ones, all illustrative of remarkable events in his life; the Halls of Frederic Barbarossa, and of Rudolph of Hapsburg, are in like manner commemorative of their exploits and history.

The Throne Hall. This superb hall is 106 ft. long, and 73 ft. wide. On each side are ten Corinthian columns of white marble, with gilt capitals, supporting galleries; and between the columns are twelve statues of princes of the house of Wittelsbach, in bronze gilt.

Each of these statues weighs nearly 1 tons, and the cost of gilding alone was £237 each. By taking a position before the throne a view of the whole range of magnificent apartments, 656 ft. long, may be obtained.

The Wittelsbach Palace was the habitual residence of the late King Louis. It is in the English mediæval style, and was built between 1843 and 1849.

The Royal Library, 23 Ludwigsstrasse, is an imposing twostoreyed building in the Byzantine-Florentine style. On the external staircase, before the triple portal, are seated statues of Aristotle, Homer, Hippocrates, and Thucydides. A magnificent marble staircase leads from the vestibule to the first floor, and upon the upper landing-place stand the statues of Albert V. the founder of the library, and King Louis the founder of the new building. In the antecham

ber are the busts of Bavarian Sovereigns who have added to the library. On the first floor is the reading-room, adorned with busts of the Dukes of Bavaria; and the first and second floors contain, in 77 rooms, more than 800,000 volumes.

The Bazaar, in the Hofgarten, was built in 1828, and contains shops and cafés with entrances from the arcades of the Hofgarten, and from the Odeon Place.

The Kunst-Austellungs-Gebaude (Gallery of the Exhibition of works of art), in the Biennerstrasse opposite the Glyptothek opened in 1845, is in the Greek style, with a Corinthian colonnade. The front, supported by twelve columns, is adorned by allegorical groups, relating to the history of modern art in Bavaria. In the midst of the group is the figure of Bavaria distributing crowns; on her right the architect, the historical painter, the genre painter, the porcelain and the glass painter; upon her left, the sculptor, the brass-founder, and the medal engraver. Through a bronze door, the vestibule of the exhibition-halls is entered. It is used in summer as an exhibition of works of art, which are for sale.

The Royal Bronze Foundry, at the extremity of the city, near the Nymphenburg road, has been much enlarged since the accession of King Louis, and has assumed an important position in modern art. At first it was under the management of J. B. Stiglmayer, F. Miller is the present director. Monuments for nearly all the countries in the world have been executed in this foundry.

The University, a splendid building at the west end of the Ludwigsstrasse, was built, 183540, in the medieval Italian style. It consists of one principal block of building with two pavilions

projecting from it, and forms, with the edifices of the MaxJoseph-Stift and the Seminary, a large square, called the University Platz. The University was, in the first place, founded at Ingoldstadt in 1472, by Louis the Rich; was removed in 1800 by King Maximilian-Joseph to Landshut; and was finally reorganised by King Louis in 1826 at Munich. In the Great Hall, or Aula, are a colossal statue of King Louis, busts of Louis the Rich and Maximilian - Joseph; and, on the frieze, medallion portraits of the Bavarian sovereigns, from George the Rich to Maximilian-Joseph I., all by Schwanthaler.

WORKS OF ART. (We have not the space for a list of even the most important of the works of art contained in the various collections of Munich. Complete and well-arranged catalogues are always to be had at the entrances. It is believed that few tourists who take the trouble to find their way to the treasures of art which are gathered together here would be content with a partial list of them.)

The Antiquarium, on the ground floor of the old Residenz, entered through the Fountaincourt, contains, 1st, A collection of Egyptian antiquities; 2nd, a collection of Roman, Greek, German, and Celtic antiquities.

The GLYPTOTHEK contains the collection of sculptures. This edifice stands in the Briennerstrasse; and was commenced by King Louis in 1816, when he was Prince Royal, and finished in 1830. It is a square building, without windows, lighted by two cupolas, and a large court in the centre. On the exterior facades, the windows are replaced by niches, in which, in the front, are statues of Vulcan, Phidias, Prometheus, Pericles, Adrian,

and Dædalus. In the pediment is Minerva, surrounded by artists employed in the various branches of sculpture. A bronze door gives access to the vestibule, and on the left are the halls, all of which are paved with Bavarian marble.

The halls are:
1. The Assyrian.
2. Egyptian.

3. Hall of Incunables (the name applied to the earliest essays in Greek and Etruscan art).

4. Hall of the Aeginates.
5. Hall of Apollo.

6. Hall of Bacchus, containing works of Greek art of the period of Phidias and Praxiteles, among which are the Barberini Faun; Ino, attributed to Phidias; an Hermaphrodite, and others.

7. Hall of the Sons of Niobe. 8. Hall of the Gods. 9. The Trojan Hall. 10. Hall of Heroes. 11. Roman Hall. Statues and busts of the Roman Emperors and their wives.

12. Hall of Coloured Sculpture. 13. Hall of Modern Sculpture. The Schwanthaler Museum, No. 90, in the Schwanthalerstrasse, contains about 200 models in plaster of the works of the sculptor whose name it bears. He died in 1848, and bequeathed them to the Academy of Fine Arts. They occupy three saloons.

The PINACOTHEK, or Picture Gallery, was built by order of King Louis (1826-36), by L. Klenze. It is in the Roman style, 568 ft. long, and 100 ft. in width and height. From the vestibule, which is supported by four Ionian columns, a staircase, with double ascents, leads to the vestibule on the upper floor.

The Munich Gallery was founded by the Elector Maximilian I., and enlarged by King Maximilian-Joseph I., who incor

porated with it the galleries of Manheim, Deux-Ponts, and Dusseldorf; to which were subsequently added pictures purchased in Paris, those of the suppressed convents, the Boisserie collection, &c. The Gallery contains nearly 1,300 pictures, classed in nine saloons and twenty-three cabinets. It includes rare works of all the schools of painting, and, after the gallery of Dresden, is the most valuable collection in Germany. The Cabinets of Engravings, Drawings, and of Greek and Etruscan Vases, are on the ground floor. The Cabinet of Engravings contains more than 300,000 specimens of the art from its infancy to the present time, classed according to schools. It possesses the best engravings on copper and wood, of the most celebrated artists, as well as the most remarkable collections from the museums of all countries. Shown on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 1. Vases on Mondays, 10 to 1; Wednesdays, 9 to 1.

The Cabinet of Drawings contains nearly 9,000 sheets, amongst which are original designs of Raphael, Fra Bartolomeo, Benvenuto Cellini, Correggio, Giulio Romano, Michael Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Mantegna, A. Durer, Holbein, M. Schon, and a great number by Rembrandt.

The NEW PINACOTHEK is on the north side of the old Pinacothek. It was built in the Byzantine style (1846-53), after the designs of Voit, by order of King Louis. The east, south, and west facades are ornamented with frescoes by Nilson, from the compositions of Kaulbach; they represent the development of modern art, under King Louis I. The building is intended for the reception of modern pictures.

The NATIONAL MUSEUM, in the Maximiliansstrasse, is one of the

most important collections of antiquities and curiosities in Germany. On the ground floor are, in the north wing, Roman, Celtic, and German antiquities; in the left wing, Gothic. On the first floor above are arms, costumes, musical instruments, in the right wing; and pottery, in the left wing. On the second floor, works of the Renaissance and subsequent periods. The number of objects is very great, and the collection well worth careful study.

The collection of paintings on porcelain is on the ground floor.

"The Gallery of Fine Arts' of Wimmer & Co., 3 Briennerstrasse, established since 1827, contains always a choice collection of modern paintings of the best artists, also copies in oil and on porcelain, the latter a noteworthy speciality of Munich. Messrs W. & Co. include among their clients the owners of some of the best galleries in America as well as Europe.

The best photographs will be found at Hanfstaengl's "Gallery of Photographic Art," 7 Maximilian Strasse. The gallery will well repay a visit.

F. Bruckmann's gallery of paintings, water colours, and crayons, at 8 Louisen Strasse, contains the original crayons by Kaulbach, known as the Goethe Gallery, and works by Kreling, Jaeger, Steinle, Schroedter, Victor Muller, Rottmann, Preller, and other noted artists; is open daily from 10 to 5, free. It is well worth a visit.

The Theatre Royal has places for 2,500 spectators.

The Hofgarten, situated on the north of the Residenz, between that palace and the Galeriestrasse, is one of the chief promenades. It was established in 1614, and embellished by King Louis I., who surrounded it on two sides with arcades.

The English Garden, or park, commences on the east side of the Ludwigsstrasse, and on the north of the Hofgarten. It may be entered either from the arcades of the Hofgarten, or from the Koniginstrasse. This park was made in 1789 by Count Rumford, and was embellished by King Maximilian-Joseph I. It is about four miles long, and about half a mile wide. On the left, in the Koniginstrasse, is the palace of Prince Charles, followed by a whole series of handsome country houses. In ascending the grand avenue, across lawns, shrubberies, and cascades, whose waters fall into the Isar, is seen the Monopteros, a circular temple built upon a hill. The most frequented parts of the park are the Ruhesitz (resting-place), the Chinesische Thurm (Chinese tower), Count Rumford's monument, the Paradise-garden, and the Dianabad.

The Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) is in the Theresienwiese, a meadow situated on the south-west of the city, and upon a hill called the Theresienhohe, from which there is a very charming view. In clear weather, even the summits of some of the Alps may be seen. The Ruhmeshalle was built by King Louis (1843-53). It is a portico, built of marble, which rests upon a basement 16 ft. high. The central gallery is 251 ft. long; each of the aisles 115 ft.; the total height is 65 ft. The colunins, 48 in number, are of the Doric order, and are 26 ft. high. Steps ascend to the portico at the two angles. Against the walls are brackets, which support life-size busts in marble, ranged in chronological order, of celebrated Bavarians, from the 15th century to the present time. Immediately in front of this building is the colossal statue of BAVARIA. It is raised upon a basement, which is ascended by

a flight of 48 steps; its height being 32 ft. The statue represents the Protectress of Bavaria with a lion at her side. In her right hand is a sword, and in her left hand a chaplet. Its entire height is 61 ft., and the pedestal is 28 ft. high. It was modelled by Schwanthaler, and cast at the royal foundry under the direction of F. Miller. In the interior of the figure is a staircase of 66 steps, which leads through the pedestal to the height of the knees, and thence by a spiral stair to the head, within which are seats for eight persons.

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Nymphenburg is a palace about three miles north of Munich. It was commenced in 1663, and finished at the end of the 17th century. It is surrounded by a magnificent park. On the way, visitors may drive through the deer - park, which abounds in deer and other game. In the grounds is a hunting-lodge built by Charles VII.