Beer palace on Stiglmaierplatz
The Löwenbräukeller was built 1882–1883 to designs by Albert Schmidt — the architect who four years later would also build the Main Synagogue on Herzog-Max-Straße. Style: Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Renaissance, with a tall tower-like corner building on Stiglmaierplatz. Inside, a hall with gallery, numerous parlour rooms and a large beer garden.
The Löwenbräu brewery has existed since 1383 — the Stiglmaierplatz site was its main brewing location for centuries. Today (since 1997 part of Spaten-Löwenbräu, since 2003 part of AB InBev) hardly anything is brewed directly in Munich anymore, but the Löwenbräukeller remains central as an event venue and beer hall. Over 4,000 seats, regular political events (Ash Wednesday, the CSU's Political Ash Wednesday as a counterpart to Passau), concerts.
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