English Garden (Englische Garten)

The English Garden (Englischer Gartern) was created in the late 1700s when the Grand Duke and Elector, Carl Theodor, began the process of renewing the city. One of his wishes was a "military garden" designed to provide soldiers with information and agriculture and as a place for them to enjoy outdoor recreation. Construction began in 1789 along the Isar River with the main construction leader being Briton Benjamin Thmpson, who was working for the Bavarian Army at that time.

The English Garden (Englische Garten) is named after the landscape style throughout the park, a type of garden that was very popular in Great Britain in the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. The Englische Garten is larger than Central Park in England. New York (New York's Central Park) and is divided into two parts: Hirschau (the northern part) is 3 km long and the southern part is 2 km long. The total area of the Englische Garten is 900 acres (364.22 hectares).

Built as an answer to the Great Pagoda in London's Royal Botanical Gardens, Englische Garten's Chinese-style temple (Chinesischer Turm) has a similar 25-meter-tall structure. similar to the beautiful temples in the garden of the Chinese emperors. The tower was built in the late 18th century, bombed during World War II and rebuilt to its original design later. It has the second largest beer garden (Biergarten) in Munich.

In addition, at the Englische Garten there is a 15 meter high temple of Monopteros (replica of a Greek temple) on a large brick foundation, built by order of King Ludwig I for him to sit and relax.

Address: Altstadt-Lehel Munich, Bavaria, 80538