Tag: History of Munich
The south of Munich has a rich industrial past – Munich
They get lost in the undergrowth, run under concrete slabs or gravel walls, lead into workshops and commercial yards. They end at a forgotten buffer stop or at the red…
Munich: A celebration of the 300th anniversary of the affiliation of the Lehel – Munich
When the areas facing the Isar east of the city wall fell under the jurisdiction of the city of Munich in 1724, this was – strictly speaking – not an…
Let’s talk about Munich: "I write therefore I am"
At 94, Karl Stankiewitz is probably the longest-serving journalist in Germany. He began his career in 1947 at the SZ in the basement on Sendlinger Strasse. A conversation about changing…
Munich: commemoration of the fire in the National Theater 200 years ago – Munich
A lot of fuss about an unsuccessful attempt to extinguish the fire: Brewery boss Michael Möller, together with the Hofbräuhaus landlords Wolfgang and Michael Sperger, drove to the historic site…
Munich: commemoration of the fire in the National Theater 200 years ago – Munich
There is enough beer at the commemoration of the fire in the National Theater 200 years ago. The mood is remarkably good, although two competitors for the rooms of the…
Munich Neuhausen: Church of St. Barbara celebrates anniversary – Munich
And have served: St. Barbara was once built so that soldiers could go to war with a blessing. Today the church, which was officially consecrated a hundred years ago, is…
Munich: These objects were added to the list of monuments in 2022 – Munich
It’s not just about the beautiful appearance and the decorative postcard facade: Monuments are signs of the culture of their time, which sometimes gnawed at them heartily. Sometimes only fragments…
Munich city center: Another traditional business has to give up – Munich
There are people who say everything used to be better. In most cases, that’s nonsense. But when it comes to the number of owner-managed specialist shops in downtown Munich, the…
Karl May had a very special relationship with Munich – Munich
Of Hans Holzhaider At the end of the 19th century, on the west side of Sonnenstrasse between Schwanthalerstrasse and Landwehrstrasse, was the Hotel Trefler, a well-respected building, famous for its…
Munich city memory: photos document 20 years of change – Munich
Open detailed view … since the group of photographers first visited in 2004. (Photo: Martin Reindl) When Werner Resch went out with his photo group in 2003 to stage the…