Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-14


for rest. No city of equal size has SO many
noble monuments and public buildings,
while probably larger proportion of the
population of Munich is engaged in study
and artistic and scientific pursuits than may
be found in any other city.
Thousands Of Students
There is an average Of at least $4,000 stu
dents here every winter, attracted by the
various educational advantages. Six thou
sand or SO are enrolled in the university,
which has regular faculty of 100 profess
sors, including many eminent men. There
are 1,5OO students in the various art schools,
1000 in the technical schools, 1000 are en-
gagged in the study of music, 1000 in the
military academy and the schools of ord
nance and engineering and perhaps thou
sand more in special schools pursuing varf-
Gus lines of study or research. They are
attracted by inducements which do not pre-
vail in other places. The royal library, for
example, is one Of the greatest in existence,
probably second only to the British Muse
UNI. The building was erected by Ludwig I
in 1882, in the Romanesque-Florentin style,
and is very imposing. Seventy-seven rooms
contain million and half of printed vol
umes, half million parchment manu-
scripts, dating far back as the year III;
1900 volumes of music and 1000 volumes of
records of the kingdom Of Bavaria, dating
back to the fourteenth century. The latter
occupy thirty rooms. There are several
precious treasures, the most notable being
the "Codex Aureus'-the four gospels writ
ten on parchment in gold letters in the year
81 A. D.. and bound between plates OF en-
bossed gold studded with jewels and pearls.
The National Museum.
The national museum, designed and ar
ranged by Prof. Seidl of the Munich Acad-
envy of Art, is considered the most COM
plete and perfect institution of. the kind
in existence, and is worth the closest study
by museum people. The architectural de-
sign of the building-German Renaissance
harmonizes with the period to which the
objects inside belong. The. collection was
installed by Prof. Seidl as an object lesson
of the development of civilization in Ba-
varia and traces public and domestic life
from prehistoric times until the present.
Each room corresponds in architecture and
furnishings with it's contents. The cata-
logue has thousand pages ana i2o'oo oo-
jects are itemized. The whole collection
is insured for $25,0OO,OOO. The worries, num-
bering 5000 pieces, are considered the most
valuable in the world and are insured sep
tries are insured for $500, CO., The collec-
ton of coins made by the wife of the En-
peror Macmillan l the early part of the
last century is said to be the second best
in existence, being surpassed only by that
in the South Kensington museum, London.
The building is modern, having been
erected by King Macmillan II as IAN
honor and example to my people" the in
been gathered by numerous people from
time to time for centuries. The old mar
graves, electors and dukes were keen col
lectors of works of art and objects of in
terest, and the most important rooms in the
building are filled with curiosities that were
brought together by them before most Of
the museums in Europe were founded.
There is collection of shoes, for example,
that were made in 1880; a collection of re-
ligious articles that was made between the
thirteenth and the fifteenth centuries and
the coronation robes of all the Bavarian
kings since the sixteenth century. At
least twenty persons of high authority
during the last five centuries have devoted
their lives and fortunes to fads, the re-
suits of which may be seen here The cell
ings, bantels and fireplaces in the rooms
have been taken from actual hOuses-frOm
royal castles and palaces, the chateaus of
the rich and the cottages of the poor-in
order to illustrate the habitationS of every
grade of society.
1t Is a commendable policy which the
government and the municipality of Munich
has adopted to erect modern buildings after
ancient architectural designs. Thus one of
the distinctive characteristics of the nation
is preserved, and 1t is a great pleasure to
find modern hotels and public and private
buildings erected in imitation of medieval
castles.
One of the most striking illustrations of
this policy is found in the beautiful new
city hall at Munich, one of the finest edi-
style. with tower 211 feet high It's beau
ty is celebrated. The stained glass win
dows in the rotunda represent the four
virtues of good citizen"-industry domes-
ITCHY, manliness and charity-and it is to be
hoped that the people observe the lesson
that has been set out for them. In the
basement the city government maintains a.
rathskeller, official wine and beer saloon
which is very largely patronized, like that
in Vienna. 1t is one OF the oldest institu-
tons in the city and dates back several
centuries.
Largest Saloon in the World.
The Hofbrauhaus, however, is more in
teresting 1t is perhaps the oldest and larg-
est saloon in the world, owned by the King
of Bavaria and patronized by an average of
1900 customers day. On holidays the
number often runs up to 1900 and 10000.
Nothing to drink is sold but beer, brewed
at the royal brewery, which was started by
King Ludwig the Severe in 1855. The present
Hoffbrauhaus was built in 1914, and the
beer was brewed on the spot until 1878,
when the brewery was moved into the
country to less expensive quarters.
The room on the ground floor is very
large and consists of four halls which sur
round a paved courtyard with fountain
and a few old trees, while upstairs are
several large halls used in winter. There
are seats for / 800 customers-plain wooden
benches without backs beside plain wooden
tables without covers. In the garden or
court are 100 empty beer barrels set on end
which are used for tables. Everybody has tn
wait on himself and wash his own stein.
The stems. which are very heavy and hold
a quart Of beer, are washed at night and
piled up in stacks before the bar on the