Last month I was on travel to Europe. Like other tourist places Venice and Rome was in my list too and I had only 6 days in my hand including one long weekend. I was looking for best possible option from Helsinki to Venice or Rome under my budget. Then I found a very good deal to fly Munich and Munich is around 500 kms from Venice via road and toll roads are really fast to cover distance quickly.
Though there were several negatives but those turned out to be plus for me
1st: A day minus from trip but in Munich chance to visit BMW tower,
2nd: No train tickets so only driving option ;P, I drove 2500 Kms in Europe on a Merc,
3rd: Good Car rent Deals in Munich.
For me It was like winning F1 race with Suzuki Alto. I had a wish to see BMW tower since a long time, and it just came free of cost. I have lot more to talk about the road trip but in next posts, this post is about BMW tower & BMW Welt (BMW World).
Four cylindrical Iconic BMW Tower is BMW headquarter and was built in 1972 just before olympics, is located just adjacent to Olympia Park. Bowl shaped BMW car museum is on the front side and BMW factory is on left side of tower from this view.
Look at the bottom of tower, these cylinders do not touch the ground, they are suspended on a central support tower. During the construction, individual floors were assembled on the ground and then elevated.
BMW Towers From a different Angle.
BMW World is just infront of BMW towers and connected by a bridge to walk.
BMW welt is also famous for its iconic architecture and it is combination of BMW showroom, Media Center, BMW Modern museum and Technological showcase.
Shining New BMW x1 in its birth place. BMW Welt (BMW World) board behind.
BMW bikes showcased at the entrance of BMW World. BMW expertise in building the best Tourer Motorcycles to run perfectly in extreme conditions and these are ready to get dirt.
BMW World from inside. In reality BMW welt is half showroom and half media center. BMW models can be booked and picked from here, but I found BMW World more of showcase of Technological achievements and delight for Automobile lovers.
BMW Z4, Powerful convertible coupe. This low slung beauty can drag you to hell.
Couple of other BMW models on stage.
Old cutie BMW classic on display. One of most peculiar car Model. The entrance door is from front side near the steering.
BMW classic from inside.
Steel ball installation to form the car’s shape by suspended balls. The big spheres on the desk to give a feel of material and texture, the BMWs are built of.
BMW’s green initiative to develop a Hydrogen Engine.
Dissected moving Diesel engine to illustrate the Mechanism.
BMW active Hybrid for the maximum fuel efficiency to achieve.
Night vision technology to spot the people walking on the darker side of road.
Souvenir again cars and futuristic cars.
Can you guess the celebrity posing on the BMW HP2 sports? Special prize for the right guess 
Stay tuned for my Venice-Rome road trip adventure.
- Ab
Wed, Aug 10, 2011