Rindermarkt

We booked a free city walking tour (3.5 hours) with Sandemans. The meeting place was Mary's Column in Marienplatz. Our guide talked us through the history of Munich and the places around the Old Town. In WW2 more than 90% of Munich was bombed. Only the few towers remained and they were used as landmarks for the bombing raids. Post WW2, the buildings were rebuilt in the old style, but using concrete with the detail painted in.
The guide points out detail on the glockenspiel we saw yesterday as well as the symbol of the city, the Child of Munich, sitting high on the spire of the Neues Rathaus.
We stop at Peterskirche, the oldest church in Munich that we had also visited before. Only the red brick part at the back of the church was left standing, the rest was rebuilt. They located a cannon ball from a previous battle and have implanted it back into the wall.
The Lion's Tower at Cattle Market (Löwenturm Rindermarkt) is from the Medieval period & remains standing at the location of Rindermarkt in the Old Town. The seven-storey brick structure is 25 metres tall and was part of the city fortifications back to the 12th century. It is made from the original red bricks and was not bombed in WW2.Read more