Odeon

The Odeon is a former concert hall in the Odeonsplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, which is named after it. Built in the early 19th century to a design by Leo von Klenze and forming a counterpoint to the externally identical Palais Leuchtenberg, it was rebuilt after being almost totally destroyed in World War II and now houses the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior.

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Type: Office building
Description: former concert hall in Munich, Germany
Also known as: “Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration”
Address: Odeonsplatz 3, Maxvorstadt, München, 80539

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Feldherrnhalle and Theatine Church.

Feldherrnhalle

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The Feldherrnhalle is a monumental loggia on the Odeonsplatz in Munich, Germany. Modelled after the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, it was commissioned in 1841 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria to honour the tradition of the Bavarian Army. Feldherrnhalle is situated 200 metres south of Odeon.

Theatine Church

Church

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The Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide is a Roman Catholic church in Munich, Southern Germany. Built between 1663 and 1690, it was founded by Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown in 1662, Prince Max Emanuel. Theatine Church is situated 160 metres south of Odeon.

Palais Leuchtenberg

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The Palais Leuchtenberg, built in the early 19th century for Eugène de Beauharnais, first Duke of Leuchtenberg, is the largest palace in Munich. Located on the west side of the Odeonsplatz, where it forms an ensemble with the Odeon, it currently houses the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Kunstareal.

Altstadt

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Altstadt 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.