The copper dome of the Müller’sches Volksbad rises above the banks of the Isar River, topped by a golden lantern. This building was the first indoor public swimming pool in Munich, opened in nineteen oh one. Karl Müller, a local engineer,…
Haidhausen Village Streets
This peaceful walk leads you through Munich's quiet French Quarter, where historic cottages, green squares, and neighborhood markets preserve a charming small-town atmosphere. You will see how a 19th-century working-class district transformed into one of the city's most beloved residential havens.
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1. Müller’sches Volksbad (Hallenbad)
2. Wiener Platz
Wiener Platz features a central fountain topped by a bronze statue of a girl holding a water jug. This square serves as the heart of the Haidhausen district, defined by its small, pastel-colored houses that survived the city's…
3. Neue Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist
Two slender, red-brick spires rise above the Haidhausen skyline, reaching over ninety meters in height. This is the Neue Pfarrkirche Saint Johann Baptist, a neo-Gothic structure completed in eighteen seventy-four. Architect Matthias Berger…
4. Preysingstraße
Preysingstraße remains one of the few places in Munich where the eighteenth century still holds the ground. A row of low, white-plastered houses with steeply pitched roofs lines the street, mirroring the humble scale of the village that…
5. Üblacker-Häusl
The Üblacker-Häusl stands out as a small, humble farmhouse with a thatched roof, wedged tightly between the taller, modern apartment buildings of Haidhausen. It is a rare survivor of the old village life that existed here before Munich…
6. Weißenburger Platz
The glass fountain at the center of Weißenburger Platz shoots water from a tall, ornate stone pedestal topped by a bronze figure of a fish-wife. Designed in eighteen eighty-six by Theodor Fischer, this square provided a focal point for the…