Monday, July 16, 2007
An English Garden with a Chinese Tower
This afternoon I joined a few of my fellow students from the Schiller Center for dinner and drinks at one of the most famous venues in Munich. The Englischer Garten was opened to the public in 1808 on the initiative of Sir Benjamin Thompson. Thompson, also known as Count Rumford, worked as an aide-de-camp for Bavarian elector Karl Theodor and convinced his boss to open royal hunting grounds north of his residence.
Today this hunting preserve is better known for hosting picnickers and sunbathers. And the most notable beer garden is the Chinesischer Turm (the Chinese tower) erected in 1790.
Also nearby? The Siegestor--the Bavarian equivalent of the Arc de Triomphe. Originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army, it now is inscribed with the words: "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, urging peace."
This afternoon I joined a few of my fellow students from the Schiller Center for dinner and drinks at one of the most famous venues in Munich. The Englischer Garten was opened to the public in 1808 on the initiative of Sir Benjamin Thompson. Thompson, also known as Count Rumford, worked as an aide-de-camp for Bavarian elector Karl Theodor and convinced his boss to open royal hunting grounds north of his residence.
Today this hunting preserve is better known for hosting picnickers and sunbathers. And the most notable beer garden is the Chinesischer Turm (the Chinese tower) erected in 1790.
Also nearby? The Siegestor--the Bavarian equivalent of the Arc de Triomphe. Originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army, it now is inscribed with the words: "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, urging peace."
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