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Munich Munich, Germany Adolf Hitler and his Beer Hall Putsch coconspirators
Munich's major landmarks and traditions
Oktoberfest
Extending Munich's underground rail system
the Maximilianeum Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
Surfing on the Eisbach River in Munich
Munich: Neue Pinakothek
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Munich, with the Church of Our Lady (background) and the New Town Hall (centre).
Munich summary
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Munich, Germany
Adolf Hitler and his Beer Hall Putsch coconspirators
Oktoberfest
the Maximilianeum
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
Munich: Neue Pinakothek
Munich, Germany
Alte Pinakothek
BMW headquarters
Munich's major landmarks and traditions
Extending Munich's underground rail system
Surfing on the Eisbach River in Munich
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Learn about the deadly terrorist attack by Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, which resulted in the death of 11 Israelis
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz