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Marienplatz (English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. It has been the city's main square since 1158.
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 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.
Munich Marienplatz is an important stop on the Munich S-Bahn and U-Bahn network, located under the square of the same name in Munich's city centre. [5] The S-Bahn lines , , , , , and intersect with the U-Bahn lines and .
Center of Munich's Old Town with the Marienplatz, Old and New Town Hall, St. Peter and the Frauenkirche. The Munich Old Town is part of the Bavarian capital Munich and has belonged to the city the longest, even if some places which are meanwhile districts of Munich, were mentioned long before Munich's documents spoke of the Old Town.
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.
Mariensäule at Marienplatz Aerial view of the old town Lion sculptures by Wilhelm von Rümann at the Feldherrnhalle Alps behind the skyline. Munich (/ ˈ m juː n ɪ k / MEW-nik; German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] ⓘ; Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] ⓘ) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.
After completion of the first water pipeline transporting water from sources outside the city to the city center of Munich, the fountain on the Marienplatz was the first and for a long time the only fountain connected to the new water pipe. The fountain supplied constantly flowing water from four brass tubes. [3]