Chinese Tower
The Chinese Tower is a 25-metre wooden building resembling a pagoda at the Englischer Garten in Munich, Germany. The building was constructed from 1789 to 1790 and was opened to the public as an observation deck during the opening of the Englischer Garten in 1792.Photo: Stefan Fadinger, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Munich, Germany
- Also known as: “Musikpavillon Chinesischer Turm in München”
- Address: München
- Roof shape: pyramidal
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rumfordhaus München and Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. Academy of Fine Arts, Munich is situated 1 km west of Chinese Tower.
Monopteros
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monopteros is situated 310 metres south of Chinese Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lehel and North Munich.
North Munich
Photo: Tbp386, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northern Munich is a large expanse of the city of Munich bounded to the north by A99 autobahn, to the east by the river Isar, and to the west and south by the railway tracks running from the airport to city centre.
Chinese Tower
- Categories: observation deck, building, and tourism
- Location: Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.15256° or 48° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
11.5921° or 11° 35′ 32″ eastInception
1790Levels
5Height
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8FWH5H3R+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 18961351OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3995164
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Chinese Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中国塔”
- Chinese: “中国宝塔 (慕尼黑)”
- Chinese: “中国宝塔”
- Chinese: “中國塔”
- Chinese: “中國寶塔 (慕尼黑)”
- French: “tour chinoise de Munich”
- French: “Tour chinoise de Munich”
- French: “Tour chinoise”
- German: “Chinaturm”
- German: “Chinesischer Turm”
- German: “Große Pagode”
- German: “Musikpavillon Chinesischer Turm in München (D-1-62-000-1545#6)”
- Italian: “Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm”
- Italian: “Chinesischer Turm”
- Italian: “Torre Cinese”
- Russian: “Китайская башня”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spielplatz am Chinesischen Turm and Natur- und Kulturtreff Rumfordschlössl.
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