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: Look over Marienplatz

Marienplatz - Here is the heart and soul of Munich. Almost every sightseeing tour starts here. Around Marienplatz - in English St. Mary's Square - you have lots of sights and important buildings like the Frauenkirche and the town hall. You can also enjoy the start of your Munich trip at one of many surrounding beer gardens.

St. Mary's Square was originally called "Schrannenplatz". During a cholera epidemic in 1853 numerous Christians pilgrimaged to the column of St. Mary which is right at St. Mary's Square. The people prayed for an end of the epidemic and really soon it came to an end. So in honor of patroness Maria, the square's name was changed to Marienplatz.

The people prayed for an end of the epidemic and really soon it came to an end. So in honor of patroness Maria, the square's name was changed to Marienplatz.

The column of St. Mary was already built at the center of the square in 1638 to celebrate the withdraw of the Swedish troops at the end of the Thirty Years' War. It has a brazen and gilded statue of Virgin Mary on top, surrounded by four putti.