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This is the Neues Rathaus München, Munich's New City Hall. "New" being a relative term, of course. It was built from 1867 - 1909 in the Flanders Gothic style; its facade, over 300 feet in length, features strikingly elaborate stone ornamentation. The city hall features a famous Carillon/Glockenspiel (below).
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This carillon was put into place in 1908. The figures of the carillon show elements of Munich'’s history. A joust is displayed in the upper part. This joust took place upon the marriage of Duke Wilhelm V. and Renata of Lothringen.
The lower part of the carillon shows one of Munich's famous dances, the “Schäfflertanz”. It was first performed during the plague (1515-1517) and since then it has been traditionally performed every 7th year in Munich.
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Architecture
(Click photo for a larger image)This is the Neues Rathaus München, Munich's New City Hall. "New" being a relative term, of course. It was built from 1867 - 1909 in the Flanders Gothic style; its facade, over 300 feet in length, features strikingly elaborate stone ornamentation. The city hall features a famous Carillon/Glockenspiel (below).
(Click photo for a larger image)This carillon was put into place in 1908. The figures of the carillon show elements of Munich'’s history. A joust is displayed in the upper part. This joust took place upon the marriage of Duke Wilhelm V. and Renata of Lothringen.
The lower part of the carillon shows one of Munich's famous dances, the “Schäfflertanz”. It was first performed during the plague (1515-1517) and since then it has been traditionally performed every 7th year in Munich.
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37 comments:
Nice picture! Have a lovely weekend!
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Oh my heavens I could never begin to match your wonderful photo...Now that is architecture.
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Great picture
I love Gothic architecture, it gives a building just the right look.
Wonderful European structure. Excellent choice for the theme.
WOW! Those photos are super! I clicked on the larger version and its breath-taking! Thanks so much for coming by My Photo Blog. Have a great weekend.
Yes, new is a relative term as my "new subdivision has me a drift in a sea of "Cape Cod" style homes that is nowhere near an ocean:)
Unbelievable!
I wish to have been there myself. I can only imagine what shots I would of taken up close to capture every detail.
A very very very nice entry.
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Beautiful photos Caylynn! I love old architecture, we don't have enough of that stuff in N. America. That building has great details, I wonder how expensive it would be to build something like that these days? I'm getting sick of all the glass and metal of the typical N.American city. Great choice, Happy Hunting!
Oh Wow, I love the Gothic style. Very impressive building for sure!
It's a lovely structure. Such a fascinating gothic style. Thanks for sharing the interesting background about it.
That is very cool!!!! Such detail! That is architecture!
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Gorgeous picture! I feel like I've been on a vacation this morning looking at all of this beautiful photos. I hope that you enjoyed Paris in October. Had to have been better than Paris in cold February! Thanks for visiting my site!
What a wonderful piece of history!
All of the great photos I've seen from Europe this week really make me want to take a vacation and check out some of these magnificent buildings! We have nothing like this in the United States that compares!
Thanks for stopping by earlier.
Don't you just love it :) - I miss it a lot. Not only the architecture, but also when sitting at a street cafe, you can look at all the wonderful buildings around you...
Thank you so much for sharing. You don't know what it means to me...
wonderful photos! i've said it once and i'll say it again, gothic architecture is really fascinating! mine's up, too! ;)
I love Gothic buildings - this one is great!!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.
I didn't see the castles, but the Rathaus I have seen !
The building is beautiful but I would be intimidated walking up to it!
You don't hear the word glockenspiel every day. This is beautiful. What an impressive piece of architecture. thanks for adding it to the hunt this week.
Wow! What an impressive building! I bet it would be an interesting place to tour.
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Ooohh, I've seen/heard the Glockenspiel! The square itself is pretty wonderful - at least on a sunny summer day :)
That is the famous Glockenspiel that is often seen in the movies, isn't it? With Stephen performing quite often in Munich, perhaps I'll get to see it one day.
Wow this building it amazing. Great choice for The Hunt and thanks for including some history with it.
I posted a little late today.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your pictures! Especially when I enlarged them!
Beautiful!
Just gorgeous. I am always amazed at the detail of these older buildings!
Wow!
That is so beautiful. I had to look up glockenspiel because I thought I had known what it meant and I sort of did. So there is not necessarily a clock on it. There are so many symbols in the facade of the building. I think it could take a lifetime to know every detail of something so complex. Thank you!
This doesn't look like a city hall at all! More like a cathedral or a castle to me. It's beautiful. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Great picture. The building is amazing. Happy weekend.
Um, Wow!
Talk about detail. That place is awesome. You can tell a lot of thought went into making it!
I just love to say the word "Glockenspiel" - makes me feel cosmop for sure. Thanks for stopping by.
Oh thats a cool shot, i have been asked to go Munich this year for the beer festival. I am even more tempted to go now.
Muenchen is such a beautiful city, great shots!!!
thanks for dropping by, I am busy catching up :)
Such an impressive building, in some ways like a cathedral. I suppose it's the gothic architecture.
Sorry for the late comment, I've been travelling. Thanks for dropping by :)
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