Sendlinger Straße
Sendlinger Straße is an important shopping street in Munich's city center. It extends into the Munich old town in the south-east-northeast direction from the Sendlinger Tor in the west to the point where Fürstenfelder Straße and the Rindermarkt meet in the east. In July 2016, the conversion from a one-way street into a pedestrian zone was attempted. History The Sendlinger Straße was named after its original destination: Sendling. This was the first place in the 14th century, after the Sendlinger Gate, outside of Munich's city walls, to which the Sendlinger Strasse led. The Asamhaus and, in particular, the Asamkirche, which was established between 1733 and 1746 by two chief representatives of the South German Baroque: the Asam brothers (Egid Quirin Asam and Cosmas Damian Asam) are of artistic and cultural-historical importance. The Asamkirche is one of the most important monuments on Sendlinger Straße, in which a total of 24 monuments are located. In the post-war p ...
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