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Why go
- Watch the Glockenspiel’s knights joust: the knight in Bavarian blue always wins.
- Take the lift up the 85-metre tower for views across Munich and, on clear days, the Alps.
- Explore the public legal library in its decorated Art Nouveau hall.
- Visit the Ratskeller restaurant in six cross-vaulted basement spaces.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Former cash hallThe former cash hall now serves as a town hall gallery.Prunkhof
- Bavarian nativityLook for the Bavarian nativity made for the Christkindlmarkt in 1954, with 33 figures and 28 animals.PrunkhofChristmas season
Interesting facts4
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9,159 square
The building covers 9,159 square metres and contains 400 rooms.
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43 bells
The Glockenspiel combines 43 bells with 32 moving figures.
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The carillon plays four melodies as its figures perform a coopers’ dance and a wedding joust.
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Christian Reithmann devised the Glockenspiel’s animated sequence.
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History
Georg Hauberrisser’s design competition win led to the first section of the New Town Hall. The municipality moved from the Old Town Hall in 1874, and the complex grew in phases. The city council chose a four-sided expansion in 1897.
- 1867–1874Georg Hauberrisser’s competition-winning first section was built, beginning a project that continued in phases.
- 1874The municipality moved here from the Old Town Hall. The Ratskeller opened that year.
- 1897The city council decided to expand the complex into a four-sided building.
- 1898–1906Work on the tower and third section began in 1898. The tower’s stonework was completed in December 1905, and office rooms were ready by the end of 1906.
- 1908–1909The carillon first sounded in 1908 and officially began operating on 18 February 1909.
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- 1944Air raids caused minor damage. Repairs after the war concealed an extra floor behind the neo-Gothic balustrade.
- Late 1990sRestoration recreated the neo-Gothic roof ornaments.
Tips for your visit
- The address is Marienplatz 8; the decorative Fischbrunnen stands in front of the town hall.
- Official tourist information is on the ground floor.
- The Prunkhof has an entrance to the Ratskeller.
- The small Marienhof park lies behind the building.
- A lift reaches the tower’s viewing gallery above the Glockenspiel.
Best time to visit
- The Glockenspiel performs daily at 11 am and noon, with an additional 5 pm performance from March to October.
Sources: New Town Hall (Munich) - Wikipedia · New Town Hall (Munich) - Wikipedia (part 2) · Munich/Altstadt - Wikivoyage (see) · Neues Rathaus (München) - Wikipedia · Nouvel hôtel de ville de Munich - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
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Questions and answers
What does the Glockenspiel’s tournament commemorate?
A 1568 tournament in Marienplatz for the marriage of Duke William V and Renata of Lorraine.
What does the Schäfflertanz represent?
It depicts coopers coaxing residents back outdoors during the plague of 1515–1517.
Does every Glockenspiel figure keep moving?
The figures also freeze in tableaux to the tune of “I don't have a wooden heart.”
Who painted the Ratskeller?
Heinrich Schlitt began painting it in 1905, using sketches originally made for St. Johann’s town hall.
How were the bells restored?
They were removed, cleaned and repaired in 2006–2007, then reinstalled and tuned for Munich’s 850th birthday in 2008.
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