The golden Mary
A gilded figure at the top of the column, and the source of the square's name.
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In thanks for Munich escaping destruction while occupied during the Thirty Years' War, in 1638. It became a reference point in the city, and gave the square its name.
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The Mariensäule is a marble column in the middle of Marienplatz, topped by a golden figure of the Virgin Mary. It was raised in 1638 in thanks for Munich surviving occupation during the Thirty Years' War. The square takes its name from this column: Marienplatz means Mary's Square. Before that it was simply the market square. At the base stand four small bronze figures of angels fighting creatures, each standing for a affliction: war, plague, famine and heresy. The detail is fine and rewards a close look, and most visitors walk past without noticing. The column is free and open in the square at all hours. It is a very short stop while you are on Marienplatz, not a destination in itself.
A gilded figure at the top of the column, and the source of the square's name.
Bronze figures at the base standing for war, plague, famine and heresy.
Marienplatz, 80331 München