5 of Europe’s Most Beautiful City Squares
Friday, November 3, 2023
Marienplatz, the central square of Munich, wouldn't belong anywhere else but Germany. | | |  | | Munich, Germany |
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| For starters, it features a charming (and perhaps slightly quirky) 260-foot mechanical clock, Rathaus-Glockenspiel, whose 43 chimes and 32 spinning mannequins reenact scenes from Munich's history. Two massive city halls, one dating back to the early 1300s and a newer one from the 19th century, surround the square, both laden with heavy dollops of architectural ornamentation and topped by pointy towers. You'll also find monuments to military history here, including a central column erected to mark the end of Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years War. |
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