The morning itinerary is mainly based on Munich Marienplatz (Marienplatz) and the New Town Hall (Germany: Neues Rathaus/English: New Town Hall) to explore the surrounding restaurants, shops or markets, although the weather at the end of September is a bit weak It’s cold, and it’s a little bit hot under the cloudless sun. At the German Oktoberfest, there are also many foreign tourists influx here. What's so fun here?Let us introduce them one by one.
Transportation: How to get to Marienplatz in Munich?
The 18-day self-guided trip in Germany relies on Wendy’s single-handed planning of the itinerary and transportation tickets. The four of us walked around in Munich. The most commonly used is the "3-Days Group Day Ticket" )”, you can take unlimited times of transportation in the white zone of central Munich. The total fare is 28,2 euros, and the average daily fare per person is only 2.35 euros.
Wendy originally arranged to visit the Viktualienmarkt (Viktualienmarkt) and then walk to Marienplatz, so from Munich subway Münchner Freiheit station, take the U3/U6 to Sendlinger Tor station, walk about 850 meters, 10 feet ~15 minutes to reach the grain market.Since Anya’s foot was injured in 2012 when the cherry blossom viewing party was injured, she really couldn’t walk for too long. Wendy would let me take the car and find the shortest way to the destination as much as possible, so she went out from Sendlinger Tor station (Sendlinger Tor). After that, transfer to streetcar No. 16/18 to Reichenbachplatz station (Reichenbachplatz), and the walk will be shortened to 240 meters and 3 minutes to arrive.
2016.9.25 is Sunday, and almost all major shopping malls and shops are closed. Therefore, the shops in the market did not open for business, so they had to walk slowly to the square.Readers who want to go directly to the square are advised to take the U3/U6 line of the subway (U-Bahn) to Marienplatz station (Marienplatz), or the S1/S2/S3/S4/S6 of the city express railway (S-Bahn) /S7/S8 line, also get off at this station, the exit is up to the square.
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▲ On the right of the photo is a signboard indicating the direction of boarding U3 or U6.
▲ Streetcar No. 18, successfully arrived at Reichenbachplatz station (Reichenbachplatz).
▲ The Viktualienmarkt is closed, and we slowly headed towards Maria Square.
▲ On Sundays, many Germans go out to the coffee shop to enjoy the sun, and have friends gathering and chatting, and it is pleasant!
▲ Munich and the Italian city of Verona have become sister cities. As Juliet's hometown, she sent the Juliet Statue here.
▲ Avoid the crowds during the day and take a group photo at night secretly. (Hidden face)
▲ Munich Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus).
A brief introduction and travel experience of Marienplatz in Munich.
Marienplatz was built in 1158 and was originally called "Schrannen". Due to the spread of a cholera disease at that time, the spread was quite serious. The local residents prayed devoutly and prayed for the blessing of the Virgin Mary. As a result, the condition gradually improved, so the square was deliberately renamed Maria Square.Walking into it, you will find a pillar in the middle of the square, and the top is a golden statue of the Virgin, holding a scepter in the right hand and holding the saint child in the left. On the base of the pillar there are four sets of bronze statues, a little angel killing four monsters , Respectively are lion-war, lizard-plague, dragon-hunger, snake-no faith.
When you come here, you will find that it is not an ordinary asphalt road, but a road composed of many small stone slabs. Together with the preservation and characteristics of the surrounding buildings, we can't help but admire it again and again when we travel to Europe for the first time.Surrounded by many shops, counters like Swarovski, etc., there are also open-air gourmet restaurants, coffee shops, if you want to sit down and have a cup of coffee to enjoy everything on the square, street performers perform, and even wait for the puppets to report the clock at 12 o’clock like us (Glockenspiel).
▲ The outdoor area in front of the square, where you can drink coffee and beer, is super cool!
▲ Statue of the Virgin and the four little angels.
▲ One of the representatives of Gothic architecture, another specific representative is the Cologne Cathedral.
▲At the Oktoberfest, everyone will wear Bavarian costumes, which is very festive.
A brief introduction to the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) and a distant view.
The town hall marionette clock rotates at 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock noon every day, and at 5 o'clock and 10 o'clock in the summer from May to October. The interpretation of the story comes from the Duke William V (the founder of the Hofbräuhaus) and Lena Princess Renata (Renata) wedding celebration scene, another theme is the dance of the coopers (Schaefflerstanz), after the plague swept Europe in 17, workers celebrated the dance pace on the streets of Munich.Interested readers may wish to reconfirm the rotation time of the day when leaving to avoid waiting.
Munich’s New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) houses the city council, the mayor’s office, and some administrative agencies. It covers an area of 9159 m² and has 400 rooms.It was built from 1867 to 1908. It is a Gothic building with statues of Bavarian kings, fables, heroes and saints on the front. In 1874, the municipal government moved into this building to serve the people until now. However, many people visit the city halls of the two places. Many netizens say that the old city hall is newer than this one.There is a fee to climb the tower to overlook the whole city of Munich. The ticket price is 2.5 euros per person. There will be a two-stage elevator for tourists to go upstairs. Looking from the roof, you will see the spire building, that is the old town hall; another two and a half The dome building is the Notre Dame Cathedral. We were lucky to have a good weather, and we were able to see the surrounding city view, which was very beautiful.
▲ The hour was reported on the hour, and everyone was attentively watching the performance of these dolls.
▲The inscription on the stone wall-the 1972 Olympic Games, to commemorate the hostages who died.
▲ The opening hours of the climbing tower are from 10 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the evening.
▲ Prepare to buy tickets for admission.
▲ List of fares.
▲ The old city hall.
▲ Below is Maria Square.
▲ The two cylindrical buildings are the Notre Dame Cathedral.
▲ Below is the coffee shop in the city hall.
▲ The top of the tower can only allow one person to turn around, so people will be put up appropriately.
▲ After enjoying the city view of this district of Munich, prepare to go to the next attraction.
▲ If the weather is good, you can come here to take pictures of the blue-toned buildings if you seize the time. I highly recommend it! :)
◎ Marienplatz
– Address: Marienplatz 1, 80331, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
◎ Munich New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus/New Town Hall)
– Address: Marienplatz 8, Neues Rathaus, 80331 München, Bavaria, Germany
– Service hours: Monday to Friday 08:00~18:00
– Official website: https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/home.html
