Tag: History of Munich
Dramatic games in the arena in Fröttmaning: When Lahm and Alonso land on their backsides
On Friday, the world will be watching the opening match of the European Championship at the stadium in Fröttmaning, which has stood between a garbage heap and a wind turbine…
Magical panopticon from Munich’s magic history in the Pathos Theater – Munich
Today, the tragic fate of Theresia Kaiser, who was executed in 1701 as Munich’s “last witch,” would clearly be described as a “metoo” case: She worked as a maid for…
Exhibition at the Jewish Museum: Portraits of a Lost World
In an exhibition, the Jewish Museum Munich tells the “picture stories” of partially forgotten Jewish citizens. source site
Memorial plaques in Munich: Who is being commemorated? – Munich
A large number of memorial plaques in Munich commemorate artists, scientists and other personalities who lived or worked there. A book now supplements the scant information with details. An excellent…
Munich: The extraordinary rise of a simple peddler – Munich
What Richard Winkler describes in his book “From Peddler to Multimillionaire” is impressive: By selling inexpensively acquired paintings and objects to wealthy customers, Julius Böhler was already achieving fantastic returns…
History within your grasp: steles explain the archeology of Munich – Munich
The construction sites for the second main S-Bahn line are generally not something that most people in Munich are particularly happy about. The archaeologist does. In particular, the Marienhof behind…
The Free State wants to sell Munich’s second oldest building – Munich
It is the second oldest building in Munich, the Zerwirkgewächse on Ledererstrasse. It belongs to the Free State of Bavaria, has been empty for four years and is rapidly falling…
Olympic attack in Munich: Free State pays to Anton Fliegerbauer Foundation – Munich
In memory of the police officer Anton Fliegerbauer, who was killed in the 1972 Olympic attack, the foundation named after him is now also receiving capital from the Free State.…
AC/DC in Munich – a chronology of the wildest concerts
AC/DC concerts in Munich They were a backing band for Harry Belafonte, caused an earthquake at Münchner Freiheit and at one of their performances there were even noise complaints 15…
Commemorative campaign “Return of Names” in Munich: How thousands remember Nazi victims – Munich
During the “Return of Names” campaign, thousands remember Munich residents who were killed by the Nazis. About the fates of the murdered – and how godparents tell about them today.…