. Germany;. gLudwig. Among these highlanders there is aprofound devotion to the art-loving king. Manyof them refuse to beUeve that he is dead. Manythink he is only sleeping, like Barbarossa, and thathe will come again when Bavaria is in as it may seem, many Bavarians assertthat the kingly brothers Ludwig and Otto hadno trace of insanity, but that they were simply farin advance of their time. It will take a wholecentury before we are sufficiently advanced toappreciate them and understand them. Methinksthere was more wisdom in the words of an agedofficial in one of the Munich gal
. Germany;. gLudwig. Among these highlanders there is aprofound devotion to the art-loving king. Manyof them refuse to beUeve that he is dead. Manythink he is only sleeping, like Barbarossa, and thathe will come again when Bavaria is in as it may seem, many Bavarians assertthat the kingly brothers Ludwig and Otto hadno trace of insanity, but that they were simply farin advance of their time. It will take a wholecentury before we are sufficiently advanced toappreciate them and understand them. Methinksthere was more wisdom in the words of an agedofficial in one of the Munich galleries, who said,* The two princes lost their father when they werevery young. They were not mature enough toguide themselves wisely, and this was as great amisfortune for our country as it proved for them. Munich, the capital of Bavaria, the city of artand learning, calls itself Athens on the Isar. It MITTENWALD A typical Bavarian village. The Church and manyof the houses are richly decorated with BAVARIA 71 has grown to be a great city with half a millioninhabitants. Its art treasures afford pleasureuntold to the visitor who brings a soul attunedto art. A century ago it was an unattractivesecond-rate town. King Maximilian I. and hissuccessor Ludwig I. were the creators of the newand splendid Munich. They gathered round themgreat artists like Schwantaler and Cornelius, andgreat architects like Klenze and Ohlmiiller, whohelped to make Munich the beautiful city it is. The Marien Platz, with the column to MotherMary, and the Town Hall form the heart of thecity. Maximihan Street, with its royal theatre,its splendid hotels, its magnificent shops, and theMaximihaneum perched on the height, is one ofthe handsomest streets not only in Germany butin Europe. Its great statue of Bavaria, its gatespreserved as a reminiscence of mediaeval times,its Victory after the manner of the Arch ofConstantine, its royal palace with its famousNiebelungen frescoes, and the English garden are
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