Munich - Hundskugel House

(Local Name: Haus zur Hundskugel) Probably designed by Johann Michael Fischer and built in about 1740, this elegant burgher's house with its clearly articulated facade is typical of its period. Home of the Court Sculptor Johann Baptist Straub from 1741 to 1777, the house took its name from the delightful stucco relief by Roman Boos above the left-hand entrance, showing six dogs playing with a ball (the present relief is a copy).

The Madonna figure (also a copy, the original being in the National Museum) is by Straub.

Gaststätte zur Hundskugel

The nearby "Zur Hundskugel" on the corner of Hackenstrasse and Hotterstrasse is the oldest inn in Munich, having stood there since 1440. A typical Old