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The fourth Revue hall becomes a little obscure, but basically deals with the after-math
of WWI and the rise of the Nazis. The lead up to war and the city's sufferings during
WWII occupy the Feuchtwangersaal where a photo of a very determined Chamberlain
stands next to the other culprits of the Munich Agreement. This is followed by a couple of
fascinating rooms that paint a portrait of the modern city, including nostalgic TV footage
from the last 40 years.
What could not be boiled down for the Typical Munich exhibition is the city's role in
the rise of the Nazis, and this notorious chapter has been rightly left as a powerful separate
exhibition called Nationalsozialismus in München . This occupies an eerily windowless
annex of the main building.
The Stadtmuseum's gift shop includes a real antique-junk shop.
Asamkirche
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(Sendlinger Strasse 34; Sendlinger Tor, Sendlinger Tor) Though pocket-sized, the
late baroque Asamkirche, built in 1746, is as rich and epic as a giant's treasure chest. Its
creators, the brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, dipped deeply into their consider-
able talent box to swathe every inch of wall space with paintings, putti (cherubs), gold leaf
and stucco flourishes.
The crowning glory is the ceiling fresco illustrating the life of St John Nepomuk to
whom the church is dedicated (lie down on your back in a pew to fully appreciate the
complicated perspective). The brothers lived next door and this was originally their
private chapel; the main altar could be seen through a window from their home.
CHURCH
HOFBRÄUHAUS & AROUND
BEER HALL
Hofbräuhaus
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( www.hofbraeuhaus.de ; Am Platzl 9; Marienplatz, Marienplatz) Even teetotalling,
ubercool kitsch-haters will at some point gravitate, out of simple curiosity, to the Hof-
bräuhaus, the world's most celebrated beer hall. The writhing hordes of tourists tend to
overshadow the sterling interior, where dainty twirled flowers and Bavarian flags adorn
the medieval vaults.
Beer guzzling and pretzel snapping has been going on here since 1644 and the ballroom
upstairs was the site of the first large meeting of the National Socialist Party on 20 Febru-
ary 1920.
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