The Platzl is a public square in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

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, at which multiple notable buildings reside or resided, such as the Theater am Platzl and the

Hofbräuhaus am Platzl The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a beer hall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, originally built in 1589 by Bavarian Duke Maximilian I as an extension of the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München brewery. The general public was admitted in 1828 by ...

. The square was first mentioned on maps by its current name in 1780; previously, it was known only as the "Graggenau" quarter. In the nineteenth century, first the white beer and then the brown beer brewing operations of the Hofbräuhaus brewery were moved to the Platzl. With the later addition of the "Bockbierkeller", the Platzl became the center of Munich beer drinkers. In 1874, a theater-restaurant moved in across the

which by 1906 became known as the "Platzl Bühne" ("Stage at the Platzl") theater, marking the beginning of the Platzl as one of Munich's entertainment districts.

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