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The Glockenspiel at Marienplatz. The Rathaus-Glockenspiel is a large mechanical clock located in Marienplatz Square, in the heart of Munich, Germany. [1] Famous for its life-size characters, the clock twice daily re-enacts scenes from Munich's history.
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 New Town Hall (German: Neues Rathaus) is a town hall that forms the northern part of Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It hosts the city government including the city council, offices of the mayors and a small portion of the administration. In 1874 the municipality had left the Old Town Hall for its new domicile.
New Town Hall. Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in its centre in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation. Today the Marienplatz is dominated by the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) on the north side, and the Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus, a reconstructed Gothic council hall with a ballroom and tower) on the east side.
English: The Rathaus-Glockenspiel is a large mechanical clock located in Marienplatz Square, in the heart of Munich.Famous for its life-size characters, the clock twice daily reenacts scenes from Munich’s history.
Germany: Munich: Domes added in 1524 [39] 24: Royal Liver Building: 98.2 m (322 ft) 4: Yes: 1911: Building: Offices: United Kingdom: Liverpool: Clocks faces on two towers 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter. Building part of the World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City [40] 25: Elizabeth Tower: 96 m (315 ft) 4: Yes: 1859: Tower Building: Clock Tower ...
The city hall's Renaissance style loggia of 1573 as seen from Rathausplatz. The City Hall (German: Kölner Rathaus) is a historical building in Cologne, western Germany.It is located off Hohe Straße in the district of Innenstadt, and set between the two squares of Rathausplatz and Alter Markt.
1908 - New Town Hall built; Rathaus-Glockenspiel installed. 1909 Neue Künstlervereinigung München founded. [21] Modern Gallery of contemporary art and Schackgalerie [22] open. 1910 – 12 September: Premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 8. 1911 Hellabrunn Zoo opens. Der Blaue Reiter art exhibit held. [21] 1917 - Bayerische Motoren Werke formed. 1919