The new town hall was built in 1867 to accommodate the growing number of government offices. The iconic building of Neus Rathaus is one of the most recognized landmarks of Munich.

I love to take in the ornate facades of the gray, pointy Old Town Hall and the Neo-Gothic New Town Hall, with its beloved glockenspiel — only 100 years old — that re-creates a royal wedding ...

This article is more than 10 years old. The debate about a new concert hall for Munich, the wealthy and culturally rich capital of Bavaria, has been going on for at least a decade.