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In the house on Georgenstraße 4, since 1935 is the seat of the Piper publishing house. The building was damaged during World War II. In the house on Georgenstraße 13, lived the art historian and patron Robert von Ritter, from 1898 until the destruction of the house in the Second World War; Former residence Friedrich von Thiersch (1890–1945 ...
The Ruffinihaus ("Ruffini House") is a group of three houses (also known as Ruffinihäuser) on the Rindermarkt ("cattle market") in the Old Town of Munich, Bavaria. It was built by Gabriel von Seidl from 1903 to 1905 and is named after the Ruffiniturm ("Ruffini tower", demolished in 1808), which in turn was named after Johann Baptista Ruffini.
Historic house museums in Germany (2 C, 109 P) M. Manor houses in Germany (21 P) O. Official residences in Germany (1 C, 5 P) P. Palaces in Germany (17 C, 5 P) V.
The quarter, having been one of Munich's surrounding poor houses in times of old, began to turn into today's much sought-after and very expensive residential area beginning with the construction of the first Wilhelminian style apartment houses at the turn of the 20th century and latest after the start of heavy gentrification during the 1980s.
At the center of the city is the Marienplatz – a large open square named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column in its centre – with the Old and the New Town Hall.The New Town Hall's tower contains the Rathaus-Glockenspiel, an ornate clock with almost life-sized moving figures that show scenes from a medieval jousting tournament as well as a performance of the famous "Schäfflertanz ...
The builder and contractor, Ludwig Deiglmeier, acquired the area towards the end of the 19th century. He continued to add onto the building in 1889 and rebuilt the wing to the right of the entrance axis. He also built adjacent to the corner building Angertorstraße 1 (1888-1889) and its adjacent building Angertorstraße 3 (1888-1890).
The Residenz (German: [ʁesiˈdɛnts], Residence) in central Munich is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria.The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is today open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displays from the former royal collections.
The city of Munich acquired the building in 1924 and opened a museum there in 1929. The latest wing was closed to the public in 2009 to allow the expansion and restoration of the Lenbachhaus by Norman Foster ; the 1972 extension was demolished to make way for the new building.