Alter Hof

The Alter Hof in the center of is the former imperial residence of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and consists of five wings: Burgstock, Zwingerstock, Lorenzistock, Pfisterstock and Brunnenstock.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Old Town, Upper Bavaria, Germany
  • Address: Alter Hof 3, München, 80331
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Theatre Munich and old town hall Munich.

Theater building
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The National Theatre on Max-Joseph-Platz in , , is a historic opera house, home of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet. With 2,101 seats, the theatre is the country's largest opera house. is situated 190 metres northeast of Alter Hof.

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The Old Town Hall, until 1874 the domicile of the municipality, serves today as a building for representative purposes for the city council in , , . The Old Town Hall bounds the central square on its east side. is situated 170 metres southwest of Alter Hof.

Church
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The Frauenkirche is a church in , , Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. is situated 330 metres west of Alter Hof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Lehel.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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is the district of immediately south and west of , which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.

Alter Hof

Latitude
48.1382° or 48° 8′ 18″ north
Longitude
11.57802° or 11° 34′ 41″ east
Open location code
8FWH4HQH+76
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Alter Hof” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旧宫廷”
  • Chinese: “旧庭 (慕尼黑)”
  • Chinese: “旧庭”
  • Chinese: “旧廷”
  • Chinese: “舊庭 (慕尼黑)”
  • Chinese: “舊廷”
  • Czech: “Alte Veste”
  • Czech: “Alter Hof”
  • Dutch: “Alter Hof”
  • German: “Alte Veste”
  • German: “Alter Hof”
  • Italian: “Alter Hof”
  • Italian: “Vecchia residenza”
  • Japanese: “アルター・ホーフ”
  • Persian: “آلتر هوف (مونیخ)”
  • Persian: “آلتر هوف”
  • Polish: “Alter Hof”
  • Portuguese: “Alter Hof”
  • Romanian: “Alter Hof”
  • Russian: “Альтер Хоф”

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