1. K. If all of the world´s cultural heritage (sports,
music, fashion, architecture, literature, painting,
etc..) was contained in a time capsule, what would
you include to demonstrate the legacy of your
country?
The cultural heritage of Germany

2. Music
Johann Sebastian
Bach
Ludwig van
Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Formula 1
Ski sport
Beer Culture
Monastery Beer
Breweries
Andechser and
Augustiner Beer
Oktoberfest
Architecture
Castle
Neuschwanstein
Castle
Hohenzollern
Brandenburg Gate

3. Sport
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Formula 1
• Ski sport
Music
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johannes Brahms
Architecture
• Castle Neuschwanstein
• Castle Hohenzollern
• Brandenburg Gate
Beer Culture:
• Monastery Beer Breweries
• Andechser and Augustiner Beer
• Oktoberfest

4. Soccer
Lothar Matthäus has played in 5 FIFA World
Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) and he
was captain of the 1990 World Cup-winning
team. He played among others for FC Bayern
München and Inter Milan.
Franz Beckenbauer is regarded as one of the
greatest German football players. He played in 3
World Cups and won the World Cup in 1974. He
is the only man, who won the World cup as a
Team captain and as a coach.

5. At the same time Steffi Graf achieved 22 Grand
Slam Single Titles and her first Wimbledon
victory at age 19. Being among the most
successful tennis players she remained 377
weeks number one in the world rankings.
Boris Becker was the youngest ever winner of
the gentlemen’s singles title at Wimbledon at
age 17 and hold the title in the following years.
Additionally, he won the Davis Cup, the US-open
and gold at the Olympics in Barcelona
Tennis

6. Formula 1
Michael Schumacher is regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He won the title as Formula 1
World Champion seven times in his career, achieved victory in 91 races and had 68 times on the Pole Position.
From 1991 – 1995 he drove for Benetton and from 1996 – 2006 for Ferrari.

7. Ski sport
Sven Hannawald is Germany’s mot famous ski
jumper. He won several times Gold at the
Winter Olympics and in World Championships.
Christian Neureuther und Rosi Mittermaier are
both former World cup alpine ski racers and
married since 1980. Their son Felix Neureuther
is a very famous ski racer as well.

8. Sport
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Formula 1
• Ski sport
Music
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johannes Brahms
Architecture
• Castle Neuschwanstein
• Castle Hohenzollern
• Brandenburg Gate
Beer Culture:
• Monastery Beer Breweries
• Andechser and Augustiner Beer
• Oktoberfest

9. Music
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, often referred to as the three B’s of
classical music, were German composers admired for their exceptional work and regarded among the greatest
composers in music history.

10. Johann S. Bach was born in 1685 in
Eisenach into a great musical family as one
of eight children and died in 1750 in
Leipzig. He was a composer and musician of
the Baroque period.
His works are ranging from vocal pieces,
orchestral works, chamber works, works for
solo instruments and other contrapuntal
pieces.
Although Johann S. Bach’s reputation after
his death was almost non-existent, it began
to grow in the 18th and 19th century when
composers such as Mozart and Beethoven
began to continue elements of his work.
Nowadays Bach is referred to being the
greatest composer of all time.
His most famous works include The Art of
the Fugue, The St. Matthew Passion, The
Well-Tempered Clavier, and The Christmas
Oratorio.
Johann
Sebastian Bach

11. Ludwig van
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven is regarded as one
of the giants of classical music. He was born
1770 in Bonn and died 1827 in Vienna.
The particular giftedness of the German
composer and pianist was perceived early
in his life. His father was initially the driving
force behind his musical edition. From an
early age onwards Beethoven had piano
lessons, played basso continuo, organ and
violin and learned composing techniques.
Although Beethoven went deaf eight years
before his death, he still finished his last
compositions, among other his famous
ninth symphony.
Beethoven had a great influence on music
in the transition between the Classical and
Romantic period wherefore he is especially
famous. His best-known compositions
include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for
piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string
quartets.

12. Johannes
Brahms
Johannes Brahms, born 1833 in Hamburg,
was a German composer and pianist. He
was one of the most influential musicians of
the 19th century and created exemplary
works in nearly all musical genres. He
composed for piano, chamber ensembles,
symphony orchestra, and for voice and
chorus. His music is firmly rooted in the
structures and compositional techniques of
the Baroque and Classical masters. Brahms
died 1897 in Vienna.
His most famous works are A German
Requiem, his largest choral work, which
marked his breakthrough as a recognized
composer, four symphonies, Piano Concerto
No. 1 and Hungarian Dances.

13. Sport
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Formula 1
• Ski sport
Music
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johannes Brahms
Architecture
• Castle Neuschwanstein
• Castle Hohenzollern
• Brandenburg Gate
Beer Culture:
• Monastery Beer Breweries
• Andechser and Augustiner Beer
• Oktoberfest

14. Castle
Neuschwanstein

15. The Castle Neuschwanstein was build by King
Ludwig II of Bavaria in the 19th century and is
located in Bavaria, near the town of Fussen.
It is often referred to as the „Cinderella Castle“
because it looks like a fairy-tale castle and offers a
spectacular view over the Hohenschwangau Valley.
Tragically King Ludwig II only lived in the castle for a
couple of months and died before its completion.
Neuschwanstein was devoted to the life and work of
Richard Wagner, a German composer who was
greatly admired by the King.
It is the most famous castle of King Ludwig II with
more than 1.3 million visitors every year.

16. Castle Hohenzollern

17. Castle Hohenzollern is the ancestral seat of the Prussian
Royal House and of the Hohenzollern Princes. It is
located on top of the Mount Hohenzollern in the
Swabian Alb in 855 meters height. Being one of
Germany‘s most imposing castles it has over 300.000
visitors each year.
The first castle was build around year 1000 but it had to
be rebuild two times due to destruction during war. The
castle in its present form exists since 1867 and is typical
for the neo-gothic architecture. It is build after the ideal
of a medieval knight’s castle and the purpose of its third
reconstruction was to politically represent the Prussian
Monarchy.

18. Brandenburg Gate

19. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is known as a national
symbol of Germany to which many historical events are
related. It was build in 1788 at the instruction of the
Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II and is located at the
Pariser Platz in the western part of the city centre.
The Gate is 26 meters high and 65.5 meters wide. It was
constructed based upon the Propylaea , the gateway to
the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Brandenburg Gate marked the frontier between East and
West Berlin after the second world war and was
therefore a symbol of the cold war. It could not be
entered from both sides of Berlin. After the fall of the
Berlin Wall it became a symbol of the German reunion.

20. Sport
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Formula 1
• Ski sport
Music
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johannes Brahms
Architecture
• Castle Neuschwanstein
• Castle Hohenzollern
• Brandenburg Gate
Beer Culture:
• Monastery Beer Breweries
• Andechser and Augustiner Beer
• Oktoberfest

21. Monastery Beer
Breweries
Germany is very famous for its long-winded
tradition of beer breweries. Most of the
famous German breweries such as the
Andechs Monastery Brewery, Augustiner
Brewery or Weihenstephan Brewery have
been founded by monks and are therefore
located at monasteries. Since the beginning
of the Middle Ages the craft of beer
brewing was particularly attended and
enhanced in Monasteries.
For the fasting period a especially nutritious
beer was important – the stout ale which is
still known and drunk today.
Monks at German monasteries lived
according to the rule “Ora et labora”
defined by the monk Bendeikt of Nursia.
Due to this monastic practice of working
and praying many monks specialised in beer
brewing and because of their literacy they
were able to continuously extend and
perfect this craft.

22. Andechser and
Augustiner Beer
The monastery breweries in Bavaria are
counted among the oldest breweries in the
world, which began with the production of
beer more than 1300 years ago and
therefore had a decisive influence on the
development of brewing. These breweries
still make beer according to the Bavarian
Purity Law.
The Andechs Monastery Brewery is located
atop of the Holy Mountain above the
eastern bank of Ammer Lake and began
with the production of beer in 1455. The
brewery is the biggest among six monastery
breweries in Germany that is still operated
by an existing religious order.
Augustiner-Bräu is Munich’s oldest brewery
that began with the brewing of excellent
beer in 1328 and the Augustiner Beer is still
an important element of the Bavarian
culture, being drunk in restaurants, beer
gardens and of course at the Octoberfest.

23. Oktoberfest
The Oktoberfest takes place at the end of
September every year in Munich, Bavaria. It
is the largest fair in the world and more
than 6 million people attend it every year.
Although today the fair is quite popular for
the massive consume of beer and drunken
people, its origins were different.
It was a festival held to celebrate King
Ludwig I. and Princess Therese of Saxony-
Hildburghausen’s marriage in 1810 in the
fields outside the city gates of Munich. The
fields were then named “Theresienwiese”
in honour of the Princess and the
Oktoberfest is today still celebrated at the
same place. The Horse Races that took
place at the wedding were repeated every
year and turned into the festive tradition.
Until today the six big Munich Breweries –
Paulaner, Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr,
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu, Löwenbräu, and
Hofbräu München – could preserve their
monopoly on the beer at the Oktoberfest

24. Thank You!
I hope I was able to give you an interesting insight into the diverse cultural
heritage of Germany.
Certainly there is much more that contributes to the cultural heritage of my
home country however, I wanted to show an important part that I personally
consider as being a valuable aspect of the German legacy.
Made by: Marlena Büschl