Rathaus-Glockenspiel at Marienplatz in Munich

The glockenspiel dance at 12pm in late September 2008.

"The top half tells the story of the marriage of the local Duke Wilhelm V (who also founded the world famous Hofbräuhaus) to Renata of Lothringen. In honour of the happy couple there is a joust with life-sized knights on horseback representing Bavaria (in white and blue) and Lothringen (in red and white). The Bavarian knight wins every time of course.

This is then followed by the bottom half and second story: Schäfflerstanz (the coopers' dance). In the 16th century a particularly bad period of the plague hit town and everyone went into hiding. The first people to dare go back onto the streets were barrel makers who performed a big dance to show that it was okay to come out again."

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus-Glockenspiel

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• Marienplatz
• Munich
• München

[sweetrose464]

loved it!!