Eastern Cemetery, Munich
The Eastern Cemetery is one of Munich's oldest cemeteries still in use and one of the biggest as well.
The Eastern Cemetery is one of Munich's oldest cemeteries still in use and one of the biggest as well. Many famous Munich residents, like Kurt Eisner, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Rudolph Mooshammer, and Hjalmar Schacht, are burried in the grounds. The cemetery's crematory was also used to cremate the executed Nazi war criminals found guilty in the Nuremberg Trials, von Ribbentrop, Keitel, Kaltenbrunner, Streicher, Sauckel, Jodl, Seyss-Inquart, and Göring. Their ashes were afterwards thrown into the Isar.
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About Eastern Cemetery
St.Martins-Platz 1
Eastern Cemetery and Nearby Sights on Map
Church of the Holy Cross
The structure is the oldest completely preserved Gothic Revival church in Munich, because it was wonderously unharmed by the Allied bombings during World War II
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one of the greatest scientific and technical museums in the world, and an absolute 'must see' in Munich
St. Maximilian's Church
The Roman Catholic church was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Romaneque Revival style as the first church in the Isarvorstadt district
Gasteig
Gasteig is Munich's big cultural and educational complex overlooking the river Isar
Hofbrauhaus am Platzl
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl in Munich is a beer hall that traces its origins back to 1589, when it was established by Bavarian Duke Maximilian I as an extension of the royal brewery Staatliches Hofbräuhaus
Viktualienmarkt
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Altes Rathaus
The Altes Rathaus on Marienplatz was built in 1470-'80 on the site of the first Munich town hall, and served as the seat of the municipality till 1874
Toy Museum Munich
Dedicated to toys, this is a museum which adults can enjoy as much as kids
Peterskirche (Munich)
Constructed in the late 12thcentury on the site of a pre-Merovingian church atop Petersbergl, the St Peter's Church is the oldest church in Munich
