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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 Old Technical Town Hall (German: Altes Technisches Rathaus, officially Städtisches Hochhaus), is a communal service building of the city administration and headquarters of the section for the planning and building regulations of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is the oldest high-rise building in Munich and is still referred to as "Das ...
The total renovation cost was 750,000 Euro, which was for the most part donations from the citizens of Munich (660,000 Euro), the German Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments donated an additional 100,000 Euro. [9] The bells were re-installed, revised, and tuned in time for the 850th birthday of the city of Munich in 2008.
Art Nouveau architecture in Munich (6 P) B. ... Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Munich" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Wittelsbacherbrunnen is a monumental fountain located on the northwestern edge of Munich's city center, at the transition between Lenbachplatz and Maximiliansplatz. Constructed between 1893 and 1895, it was designed by sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand in the Neo-Classicist style. The fountain serves as an allegory for the primal forces of water.
The building of "Kulturstadt München" (Munich City of Culture) stands among the city's most significant architectural landmarks. [26] The site, spanning approximately 35,000 square meters, which is roughly rectangular in shape and encompasses a total floor space of 14,000 square meters, accounts for approximately 40% of the land's area. [27]
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.
The Monacensia in Hildebrandhaus is located in the Munich borough of Bogenhausen along the river Isar, not far from the Angel of Peace monument. The mansion, which was built in 1898 by Gabriel von Seidl, based on Hildebrand's plans, is an example of architecture in the culturally productive period in Bavaria known as the Prinzregentenzeit, [2] It became a gathering point for cultural elite of ...