Travel Destination:Munich

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 16: The Maximilianeum Building on April 16, 2017 in Munich, Germany. The Maximilianeum building was built as the home of a gifted students foundation and has also housed the Bavarian Landtag since 1949. The principal was King Maximilian II of Bavaria, who started the project in 1857. The leading architect was Friedrich Buerklein. The building is situated on the bank of river Isar before the Maximilian Bridge. Due to statical problems the construction was only completed in 1874 and the facade of the Maximilianeum which was originally planned also in neo-Gothic style had to be altered in renaissance style under the influence of Gottfried Semper. The building was extended on its back for new parliament offices, several modern wings were added in 1958, 1964, 1992 and again in 2012. (Photo by Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images)