Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel
Guide
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 20–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Munich's main square, framed by the dark, spiky front of the New Town Hall. High on its tower, the Glockenspiel's painted figures joust and dance while the bells play, and a golden Virgin Mary stands on a column in the middle.
A brief history
The square has been the heart of the city since the Middle Ages. The New Town Hall that dominates it only went up around 1900, which surprises most people who take it for medieval.
Tips
- Best time
- Be there a few minutes before 11:00 or 12:00 for the Glockenspiel (also 17:00 from about March to October; check)
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–45 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town and the Isar: Marienplatz, the market, the Residenz and the beer halls, with the Deutsches Museum just across the river. Central but dear to stay in.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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