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Munich's central square is dominated by the impressively ornate New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) and is a great congregating spot in the Alstadt (Old Town). The crowds get the heaviest at 11am, 12pm and 5pm when the Glockenspiel in the center of the Neues Rathaus puts on a bit of a show for the gawking throngs below. The day I was there to check out the clock's moving pieces, it was raining and yet, there were still a ton of people out waiting to see it.
The center of the square is marked by Mary's Column, which was erected to celebrate getting rid of Swedish troops who occupied Munich in the early 1600s.
The center of the square is marked by Mary's Column, which was erected to celebrate getting rid of Swedish troops who occupied Munich in the early 1600s.
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