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Munich (München) is the capital and
largest city of the German state of
Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar
north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is
the third largest city in Germany,
after Berlin and Hamburg, and the
12th biggest city of the European
Union, with a population of above 1.5
million.
Marienplatz, the true heart of Munich
is dominated by the New Town Hall
(Neues Rathaus).

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Its main tower has
a height of 85 m
and is available for
visitors with an
elevator.
On the top thrones
the Münchner Kindl

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The monumental town hall was built
between 1867 and 1909 by Georg Joseph
Hauberrisser in Flemish Gothic style to
alleviate the overcrowded Altes Rathaus
nearby

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Every evening at 9pm you can watch the performance "Bedtime
for the Münchner Kindl". A night-watchman appears in the left
pillar arch and blows his horn three times whereupon an angel
in the right pillar arch begins to move and stretch a protecting
hand over the Münchener Kindl, a child-like monk, who is
Munich's heraldic figure and mascot. This performance lasts
only five minutes

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In the Middle Ages, the Marienplatz square used to be a market place as well as the site where tournaments and festivities
took place

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Münchner Kindl means
"Munich child" in the
Bavarian dialect of
German and is the name
of the symbol on the coat
of arms of the city of
Munich.
The Münchner Kindl on
the top of high tower of
New Town Hall in Munich
was created by Anton
Schmid, said his son
Wiggerl (Ludwig Schmid-
Wildy) standing model.

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The city is a major centre of art, advanced technologies, finance, publishing,
culture, innovation, education, business, and tourism in Germany and
Europe and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living, reaching #1 in
Germany and #4 worldwide according to the 2015 Mercer survey

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Statue of the Holy Mary (The
Mariensäule) and New Town
Hall Clock Tower

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The New Town Hall hosts
the city government,
including the city council,
offices of the mayors, and
part of the administration

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The clock tower of the new
town hall in Munich

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A sculpture of a green dragon on the wall of the New Town Hall in Munich. This part of
the building is called the Wurmeck ('Dragon/Worm Corner')

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Detail of the decorations of the main gate: Coat of arms (old)
The almost 100-meter-long (300 feet) main facade on Marienplatz is
richly ornamented in neo-gothic style and shows almost the entire line
of the house of Wittelsbach in Bavaria

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Detail of the
decorations of
the main gate
of the Town
Hall

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Weinstraße side
portal

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Halfway up the
85m tower of the
New Town hall is
one of Munich
biggest tourist
draws, a two-tier
Glockenspiel
(Carillon) with 43
bells and 32
mechanical
figures. The
figures rotate
around
accompanied by
music of the
bells. Duration
ca.15 minutes

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The group of figures in the
upper part re-enact a
tournament held during the
wedding of Duke Wilhelm
V and Renata of Lorraine,
which took place here in
1568 along with lavish
festivities.

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The 1568 wedding of
Duke Wilhelm V and
Renata von Lorraine. It
features a French
jouster fighting a
Bavarian one. (No
prizes for guessing the
outcome).
Wilhelm and Renatas'
was one of the most
expensive weddings of
the Middle Ages
where, among over
things, over 500 oxen
were eaten!

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On the bottom level the
“Schäfflertanz” is played out,
that's a jig traditionally
performed by Munich’s red-
coated coopers (barrel
makers).
The city's real coopers repeat
this dance every seven years
to celebrate the end of the
Plague which devastated
Munich in the 15th and 16th
centuries. The next
Schäfflertanz is due in 2019

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Munich’s Glockenspiel is the
largest in Germany and the
4th largest in Europe

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Finally a small
golden rooster at
the top of the
Glockenspiel
chirps three times
with flapping
wings marking
the end of the
performance.

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The Glockenspiel (carillon) springs to life at 11am and 12pm (and at 5pm from March to October)

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The Battle of St.
George and the
Dragon

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Text: Internet
Pictures: Sanda Foişoreanu
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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
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Sound: Richard Strauss - Arabella - Aber der Richtige (Lisa della Casa and Anneliese Rothenberger)