Munich - Pedestrian Zone

(Local Name: Fussgängerzone) After completion of the U-Bahn and S-Bahn tunnel in the Old Town of Munich, the municipal authorities resolved to limit the volume of traffic in the city center by establishing an extensive pedestrian precinct in which people could walk about and do their shopping or window-shopping at leisure. In the center of the zone is the Marienplatz, with the Altes and Neues Rathaus (Old and New Town Halls). From there it extends westward along Kaufinger Strasse and Neuhauser Strasse to the Karlsplatz. In this section are a number of department stores belonging to the major chains. In Neuhauser Strasse are the Karlstor, Bürgersaal, Alte Akademie, Michaelskirche and the Deutsche Jagd- und