  So far, high resolution techniques on the one hand provide morphological
information on bright nearby objects. On the other hand, telescopes with large
collecting areas allow us to detect very faint and distant objects, but not to
obtain a spatial resolution which is sufficient for detailed morphological
studies. Currently, the construction of large optical and infrared
interferometers like the Keck Interferometer, the Very Large Telescope
Interferometer (VLTI) and the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)
is in progress. These instruments will simultaneously provide larger collecting
areas and higher spatial resolutions than current instruments. Thus, they might
enable for the first time near-infrared studies of galaxies in the young
universe with an absolute spatial resolution as available today only for the
closest galaxies. Using recent results in the field of high resolution studies
of nearby galaxies, a rough idea of what might be expected to be observed is
given. The concepts of the forthcoming interferometers is reviewed and
technical aspects that are essential for observations of distant galactic
centers are discussed. An outlook is given on which observational tasks can be
addressed to these instruments and how the results will increase our knowledge
in the field of the evolution of galaxies and the universe.
