Löwenbräukeller

The Löwenbräu Keller is a beer Palace ( restaurant business ) and event center in the Löwenbräu brewery in Munich. The Löwenbräu Keller is right on Stiglmaierplatz at the corner Nymphenburg - Dachauerstraße in Munich Maxvorstadt. Operator is currently the family Schottenhammel.

History

To move the beer garden of the Löwenbräu of the sand road to his brewery premises, acquired Ludwig Brey, then brewers and owners of Lion Brewery, the neighboring property from the " beer host " Nicholas Nassl at Stiglmaierplatz on the border between the Maxvorstadt and Neuhausen. In the years 1882 and 1883, the Löwenbräu Keller was built according to the plans of Albert Schmidt and inaugurated on 14 June 1883. The total cost amounted to 413,311.11 Mark. Already in 1893 and 1894, the Löwenbräu Keller was also rebuilt to plans by Albert Schmidt and expanded. Schmidt worked with Friedrich von Thiersch, the facade and tower, which was designed only now.

The basement was his time to the art and hygiene: It not only napkins and tablecloths were introduced, which, unknown to the basement, which is rather oriented beer gardens. Likewise, the guests did not have to wash by hand in the open Brente their Keferloher. The greatest sensation was at that time the complete electrical lighting throughout the building.

Soon the Löwenbräu Keller also developed into a convention center in which occurred around 1900 known and popular artists, the Viennese German champion and the American John Philip Sousa, famous for his march compositions. Since about 1890, the redoubts are held at the Löwenbräu Keller, a stronghold of the Munich carnival.

1910 and 1911, the basement was remodeled and modernized again.

On November 8, 1923, one day before the failed Hitler putsch, held Hermann Esser, a follower of Hitler, a speech at the Löwenbräu Keller and designed a " proclamation to the German people."

From 1940 to 1943 the meetings here on the occasion of the anniversary of the so-called Hitler putsch of 1923 took place as the original meeting in Bürgerbräukeller by the assassination attempt of Georg Elser end of the war remained unusable. On November 8, 1941, Adolf Hitler held on the eve of November 9 Lowenbraukeller a 55-minute speech. On 8 November 1942 he has focused particularly on the Battle of Stalingrad, which he considered to be largely won.

During the Second World War, the Löwenbräu Keller was badly damaged during an air raid on 17 December 1944, the hall was completely destroyed. In 1950 the reconstruction. The stage from the middle of the north side was moved to the west side. At the same time, the glut and the small rooms were more modern in the former sense. Finally, the gallery was rebuilt on the east side. 1955 was the part of the hall, which is located under the large gallery, rebuilt and was used until 1958 as Behelfsbüro. In the same year the entire facade, including the tower was renovated.

1984 and 1985, the brew pub and several adjoining rooms by historical preservation criteria have been redesigned. At the same time the kitchen of the ballroom was completely renewed, recreated the outdoor facilities while maintaining the old trees.

On the night of 23 July 24, 1986, the ballroom was completely burned with gallery, balcony and stage house. The restoration was carried out by the brewery's own construction office, designed by W. Flaschl.

The adjoining the still existing buildings brewery plants in the triangle - Nymphenburg Dachau - sand road in 2007 were demolished to make residential and office buildings space.

Operator of the Löwenbräu Keller is the Munich Wies host Christian Schottenhammel with his wife Johanna. Owner of the Grade II listed building is the emerged from the Löwenbräu AG Custodia AG by August von Finck, Jr.

Guest areas

  • Banquet hall
  • Gallery hall
  • Braeustueberl
  • Dachau room
  • Benno hall
  • Turmstüberl
  • Beer Garden ( Nymphenburg Str )

Significant works of art

  • Dormant Lion on the terrace ( William of Rümann, 1900)

Others

  • During Lent, is served in the strong beer is traditionally a competition among the " strong men " discharged: lifting a 508 -pound stone, which the have Hans Steyr, called " Bavarian Hercules", once gelupft with a single finger, born in 1848 should.
  • For several years, the Lowenbraukeller venue of the traditional Munich " scraper Nackts ".
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