Odeonsplatz, Munich, Germany

Visit duration: 30 min Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Odeonsplatz

Odeonsplatz is a large square in central Munich, laid out in the early 19th century by Leo von Klenze at the southern end of Ludwigstraße. It lies just north of the Old Town, on the border between Altstadt-Lehel and Maxvorstadt, and takes its name from the former Odeon concert hall on its north-west side. In 1923 the square was the scene of the fatal gun battle that ended the march on the Feldherrnhalle during the Beer Hall Putsch.

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What's inside

The name also covers the forecourt of the Residenz in front of the Theatine Church, closed to the south by the Feldherrnhalle, a copy of the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. On the west side stand the Odeon building of 1826–28, now the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, and the matching Palais Leuchtenberg of 1817–21, now the Bavarian Ministry of Finance, both modelled on Rome's Palazzo Farnese. On the east side is Klenze's Bazaar Building with the Café Tambosi.

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