Glyptothek

This houses King Ludwig I's huge collection of Greek and Roman sculpture: he was determined to make Munich into a new Athens, if necessary by removing the original Athens piece by piece. The principal sculptures are the Aeginetes, excavated in the 19th century from the temple on the island of Aegina. The building, in neo-classical style of course, was completed in 1830. It was bombed out during the Second World War but the sculptures had been taken to safety. There's an attractive courtyard with cafe.

• coffee

Address

Königsplatz 3

Getting there

U-Bahn U2: Königsplatz

Hours

Tue Wed, Fri-Sun 10:00-17:00, Thu 10:00-20:00

Price

Adult €6, concessions €4, Sundays: €1

Website

antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de (opens in a new tab)