A Walking tour in Munich, Germany

We took a walking tour through Munich. The tour guide “Steve” was extremely knowledgeable on world war 2 history and the tour focused on WWII.

Our tour guide Steve explaining sites in Munich

We walked along the streets looking at some of the buildings which were used by the Nazi Regime. There were a few interesting ones that stood out.

This Art Museum was originally Hitler’s personal shrine that condemned “Degenerate art” and he held an exhibition in July 1937 called “The Great German Art Exhibition”.

The corridor along the exterior of the Museum with large pillars

This building was designed by Paul Ludwig Troost and it is considered to be the first monumental example of Nazi architecture.

This is the only building in Munich which still has swastikas visible on the building.

Ceiling on exterior corridor of the Museum

At first, they are not noticeable but after a closer look, they are clearly visible.

Tiles in ceiling corridor of Museum with swastika pattern

We walked through several areas where the Nazi Regime confiscated buildings and converted them for their own use.

The Gestapo headquarters was destroyed during WWII. The new building on that location has a small monument and display identifying the history of the building location.

Location of original Gestapo headquarters in Munich

We walked a fair amount during the tour and eventually arrived in the Marienplatz in the center of Munich at the Rathaus-Glockenspiel.

The Rathaus-Glockenspiel in Marienplatz Munich

Our final stop was near the Hofbrauhaus, a beer hall. This was where Hitler started speaking in October of 1919 and eventually founded the SS in the basement.