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Munich features a wide and diverse array of modern architecture, although strict height limitations for buildings have limited the construction of skyscrapers. Most high-rise buildings are clustered at the northern edge of Munich, like the Hypo-Haus , the Arabella High-Rise Building , the Highlight Towers , Uptown Munich and the BMW ...
Neuschwanstein was designed by Christian Jank, a theatrical set designer, which possibly explains the fantastical nature of the resulting building. The architectural expertise, vital to a building in such a perilous site, was provided first by the Munich court architect Eduard Riedel and later by Georg von Dollmann, son-in-law of Leo von Klenze.
In December 1905, the shell of the third building section was finished with the setting of the keystone on the Rathausturm. For the architectural design of the Munich Rathausturm, Hauberrisser was clearly inspired by Brussels' Town Hall, whose 96-meter Brabantine Gothic tower was built by Jan van Ruysbroeck in the years 1449 to 1455. [1]
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 .
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.
Munich Residenz, Königsbau (2014) Today's building is from the time of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1825–1848), who instructed his architect Leo von Klenze to extend the palace. Between 1825 and 1835 the King's building (Königsbau) was constructed to the south in the style of the Florentine Palazzo Pitti. The building is 30 meters high.
Due to limited space the National Theatre Munich was built next to the Residence Theatre from 1811. The interior decoration was then removed under King Ludwig I (reg. 1825–1848) when the building became a depot for the National Theatre, but the Residence Theatre was already restored and re-opened in 1857 under King Maximilian II (reg. 1848 ...
The building, documented for the first time in 1310, had its Grand Hall (Großer Saal) constructed in 1392/1394. [2] The former Talburg Gate of the first city wall serves as spire. [3] The Old Town Hall was re-designed in late-gothic style by Jörg von Halsbach 1470–1480.