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A Descriptive Essay: The City Of Munich

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Munich is a city for culture vultures. It is a modern city with a big heart and a long heritage, as suave as it is easygoing, buzzing and yet tranquil. Culturally savvy, the city is determined to outshine its arch-rival Berlin and to be the Germany’s lifestyle capital. It might be down to the city's beauty, its top art and architecture attractions and, obviously, for the people of Munich. It is a city to feel right at home. A cosmopolitan ambience permeates the atmosphere and visitor can stop here and there just to soak up the vibrant streets. Münchners are proud of their credentials as a technological and creative hub and they assert their city as a place with the best of almost everything. Munich is taking a similarly ambitious approach to …show more content…

It is the heart of the city, at the centre of the pedestrian area, and is home to the Old and New Town Halls. Precisely, the north side of the square is dominated by the New Town Hall, Gothic Revival architecture style, with its imposing facade (almost 100-meter-long) and the sound of the delightful carillon in the town hall tower. The Glockenspiel, the carillon, is located in the tower balcony of the Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) and it is world famous and worth seeing. Since 1908, figurines representing stories from the 16th century Munich's history twirl on two levels daily at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. (the 5:00 p.m. show from March to October). 12-minute-long spectacle tells the story of the marriage of the Duke Wilhelm V to Renata of Lorraine and the Schäfflertanz (the coopers' dance). As a point of interest, at the top of the 85-meter-high tower on the city hall is an observation deck with grandiose view of the roofs of the city, even as far as the Alps in nice weather. In the richly painted cellar vault of the New Town Hall is the Ratskeller, a traditional Munich restaurant since …show more content…

The Viktualienmarkt, only a few steps from the Marienplatz, is Munich's most popular open air market. It is a gourmet’s paradise. It is a daily food market and a square that has evolved from an original farmers' market to a popular market for gourmets. A walk across the “Victuals Market” can be a sensual revelation. This is the perfect place for all those who appreciate culinary seduction of the senses. People get inspired for new creations and buy those rare herbs and spices that cannot be found anywhere else in the region. But, the market also hosts a number of traditional and folkloric events. The place is a feast for all the senses. There is simply everything on offer: traditional or exotic. It is all here. Please take note, bargaining and haggling have no place in the city. Right next is the Schrannenhalle, built under King Maximilian I according to a French model, burned down in 1932 and it was reconstructed in 2005 with the original wrought-iron frames. Now, housing a market, shops, restaurants and cultural venues, the hall is a meeting

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