Munich is a green city with numerous parks. The Englischer Garten, close to the city centre and covering an area of 3.7 km? (larger than Central Park in New York), the modern Olympiapark and Westpark as well as the parks of Nymphenburg Palace (with the Botanischer Garten M?nchen-Nymphenburg to the north), and Schleissheim Palace. The city’s oldest park is the Hofgarten, near the Residenz, and dating back to the 16th century. Best known for the largest beergarden in the town is the former royal Hirschgarten, founded in 1780 for deer which still live there. The Nationaltheater where several of Richard Wagner’s operas had their premieres under the patronage of Ludwig II of Bavaria is the home of the Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian State Orchestra. Next door the modern Residenz Theatre was erected in the building that had housed the Cuvilli?s Theatre before World War II. Many operas were staged there, including the premiere of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in 1781. The G?rtnerplatz Theatre is a ballet and musical state theatre while another opera house the Prinzregententheater has become the home of the Bavarian Theatre Academy.

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