The round temple Monopteros is almost a landmark of Munich and offers a view over the English Garden and the towers of the city center. Leo von Klenze was commissioned by Bavarian King Ludwig I to ...

In 1935, the Nazis laid some 20,000 granite slabs so that Königsplatz could be used as a central rallying point for party events in Munich. In addition, "temples of honor" were erected there for ...