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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 richly decorated, neo-gothic library hall was built to accommodate the Council's legal library and is still a publicly available legal library under the administration of the Munich City Library. In the New Town Hall and in the Marienplatz, receptions and honors for successful athletes and teams are usually held.
The Old Town Hall was re-designed in late-gothic style by Jörg von Halsbach 1470–1480. The Grand Hall was decorated by the Morris dancers , created by Erasmus Grasser . [ 4 ] After alterations of the facade during the Renaissance and again in the Baroque the building was restored in neo-Gothic style 1861–1864. [ 5 ]
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.
Old Technical Town Hall Front view. 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 ...
The Hall of Antiquities (Antiquarium), built between 1568 and 1571 for the antique collection of Duke Albert V (1550–1579) by Wilhelm Egkl and Jacobo Strada, is the largest Renaissance hall north of the Alps. It was remodelled into a banqueting hall by Friedrich Sustris in 1586–1600. The Antiquarium housed the Ducal Library until 1581.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Munich" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 276 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.