Wettersteinplatz

Metro Station Wettersteinplatz is a station of the Munich U -Bahn.

The station is located in Untergiesing and is named after the overlying space, which in turn is named after the mountain range. The station was opened on 8 November 1997 and is served by the U1. He is comparatively low because the subway, take the off-road ratio must overcome the Giesing mountain high from Candidplatz ago, this is only a maximum of four percent slope is possible. Therefore, the platform is 18.5 m deep. The structural design was by Paul Kramer ( Underground Unit ), the interior fitting concept and detailed design by the architectural firm Raupach & Rogue, Munich.

The artistic design is by Alfons Lachauer. Again, he generated by the set in relation to each other of different colors, a visually vibrant composition.

The 4.40 meter high station has on the ceiling reflective aluminum panels that cancel the low ceiling part. They are also used to obtain a high light efficiency with lamps. The rear track walls are on track 1 painted red blue green and on track 2, and thus obtain a strong contrast effect. The lift was covered with green marble and is located at the northwestern end of the platform.

Ins lock basement, where there is a bakery shop located shall conduct driving and hard stairs. From here you can reach the Grünwalder street where the tram lines 15/25 looking for green forest.

Also in the lock floor is located above the station platform a space that was originally planned as an underground parking area. This should ease the parking situation for residents around the Wettersteinplatz. After the construction, however, the entry and exit was not built for cost reasons. The finished space is now empty.