Description of the attraction
The neo-Gothic building of the New Town Hall is located in the very center of the Old Town - on the Marienplatz square. Work on its construction was carried out for more than 40 years (1867-1909). Many Munich residents were unhappy with the height of the town hall tower (85 meters) - they were afraid that it would overshadow the grandeur of the city cathedral. But that did not happen.
The facade of the building is decorated with numerous sculptures of Bavarian dukes, kings and electors, mythological characters, many gutters in the form of mythical creatures.
On the tower of the New Town Hall is one of the main attractions of the Bavarian capital - the famous striking clock. They hit at exactly 11 o'clock in the morning, and from May to October also at noon and at 17 o'clock. At the same time, you can observe the rotation of the figures on two tiers: the upper one depicts the tournament of 1568, organized on the occasion of the wedding of Duke William V and the Princess of Lorraine, and below - the figures of boarders circling in a dance, celebrating the end of the plague epidemic that struck the city in 1515-1517.
