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Event Information:
Silvester or New Year's Eve in Munich
is a major event, with locals and
visitors alike heading uot to enjoy
the street parties and watch the
firework displays. Popular locations
to watch the fireworks include
Englischer Garten, close to the
Monopteros, the Bayerischer Hof and
Tollwood. Many Munich residents
gather around the Friedensengel
peace angel to get a unique view
from the hill looking down on
Prinzregentenstrasse. The spot's
popularity, however, can often mean
overwhelming crowds. From the top of
Olympiaberg, spectators will not
miss a single firecracker with a
wide panoramic view.
Another good reason to spend New
Year in Munich is the Tollwood New
Year's Eve Party on the
Theresienwiese. A whole host of DJs
and live bands accompany the
traditional midnight waltzing. The
Olympic Park is also very popular on
New Year's Eve. The Marienplatz in
Munich is still the heart of the
fireworks- and party-lovers who want
to celebrate in central Munich’s old
town. Only a few places in Munich
let you be “closer” to the
fireworks.
At the
centre of the city is the
Marienplatz, a large open square
named after the Mariensäule, a
Marian column in its centre, with
the Old and the New Town Hall. Its
tower contains the Rathaus-Glockenspiel.
Three gates of the demolished
medieval fortification have survived
to this day, the Isartor in the
east, the Sendlinger Tor in the
south and the Karlstor in the west
of the inner city. The Karlstor
leads up to the Stachus, a grand
square dominated by the Justizpalast
(Palace of Justice) and a fountain.
The
Peterskirche close to Marienplatz is
the oldest church of the inner city.
It was first built during the
Romanesque period, and was the focus
of the early monastic settlement in
Munich before the city's official
foundation in 1158. Nearby St. Peter
the Gothic hall-church
Heiliggeistkirche (The Church of the
Holy Spirit) was converted to
baroque style from 1724 onwards and
looks down upon the Viktualienmarkt,
the most popular market of Munich.
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