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Prinzipalmarkt, Münster

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Historic Town Hall Münster – St. Paulus Cathedral (Münster) loop from Münster (Westf) Hauptbahnhof

9.40km

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2. St. Paulus Cathedral (Münster) – Historic Town Hall Münster loop from Münster (Westf) Hauptbahnhof

4.68km

01:12

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3. Historic Town Hall Münster – St. Paulus Cathedral (Münster) loop from Pluggendorf

6.64km

01:42

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Jünni61

May 25, 2021

This is where the heart of the historic Hanseatic city beats. Since the 12th century, merchants and traders have been building permanent houses in this area adjacent to the Domburg and selling their goods under the arcades. The ensemble of 48 arched houses with their Gothic or Renaissance gables was largely destroyed in World War II, the reconstruction took up the old forms again, partly true to the original, partly in a simplified, modern stylization. Today, a large part of city life takes place here: state guests are received, parties are celebrated, people stroll, shop and enjoy life here.

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Bumble-Bee

January 1, 2022

Especially nice in the evening when the shops are closed but still lit. Then you can wonderfully walk under the arcades and enjoy the play of light on the facades. Unfortunately often completely overcrowded during the day.

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Leandra_07

August 30, 2019

Münster's Prinzipalmarkt is a piece of living city history. He tells of the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League and the old merchant families, who still partly do business there. The square with the characteristic gabled houses and arcades is the traditional economic and political center of Münster.

Here is the historic town hall with its peace hall. Numerous exclusive shops and catering establishments also have their address here.

At the Prinzipalmarkt, a large part of Münster's city life takes place: here, guests of the state are welcomed and festivals are celebrated, here they stroll, shop and enjoy life.

Incidentally, it is not just the people of Münster who find that the Prinzipalmarkt is one of the most beautiful places in Germany. In 2006 he reached the fourth place in the ZDF program "Our Best - The favorite places of the Germans"!

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Mike 🇪🇺

February 26, 2018

The Prinzipalmarkt is a street in the Westphalian Münster. The name means main market, in contrast to the rye market and fish market, which follow in the further course of the road. The Prinzipalmarkt, with its floor plan and development, documents the historical and architectural development of the economic and political center of Münster. He is also called the "good room" of Münster. The appearance of Prinzipalmarktbebauung is characterized on both sides by rows of gabled houses. The only interruption is the Michaelisplatz, the breakthrough to the cathedral square. A peculiarity of the Prinzipalmarktes is that no gable is the other. In some cases, the architects of the time got ideas on the other gables, but each one has implemented his own idea and thus given shape to the Prinzipalmarkt. On the north side of the square is completed by the tower of the Lambertikirche, on the south side by the Stadthausturm.
Essential design elements of the Prinzipalmarkt are the cathedral-typical sandstone used for the façade design and the archway on the ground floor of the houses on the east and west sides of the Prinzipalmarkt. The most famous building on Marktstraße is the historic town hall. This is followed by the Stadtweinhaus and the commercial building Prinzipalmarkt 5.
Source: Wikipedia

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Andreas K.

January 2, 2020

Despite many branches of usual chains, it is still a very impressive place. Almost completely destroyed and rebuilt in the war.

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Lille and Me 🐾👣

November 5, 2018

If one sees today the many beautiful houses with the arcades and arcades, one does not believe that Münster's old town was almost completely destroyed during the 2nd World War. 91% of the city center with many historic buildings u.a. St. Paul's Cathedral, the castle, the historic town hall and almost the entire Prinzipalmarkt fell victim to the 102 air strikes of the Allied bombers. As early as 1949, the reconstruction began to be planned and in the following 1950s, these plans were implemented, whereby the historic cityscape of the facades and the street width at the Prinzipalmarkt was largely restored. This is a special merit of the citizens of Münster, who spoke out against a modern reconstruction and rebuilt their city according to historical model.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschichte_der_Stadt_Münster
Very interesting is the Stadtmuseum Münster. Here is the long and varied history of the city presented very vividly.
stadt-muenster.de/museum/museum.html

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Andy

December 27, 2021

Münster's Prinzipalmarkt is a piece of living city history. He tells of the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League and the old merchant families, some of which still go about their business here. The square with the characteristic gabled houses and arcades is the traditional economic and political center of Münster.

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ram-soft

July 13, 2020

The arrangement of the beautiful houses with the shops is very nice to look at. And everything is also covered.

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Angie P

December 5, 2021

On Sunday noon it is nice and empty and you can see the buildings really well.

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Bumble-Bee

December 31, 2021

Not only the blind get a much more vivid impression of the city here.

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Koonga

July 11, 2020

A beautiful city. The visit gave us great unforgettable impressions. I found the bicycle parking garage spectacular.

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Claudia

July 20, 2021

I am always enthusiastic about Münster's old town and the Prinzipalmarkt with its gabled houses and arcades. It is a stroke of luck that almost the entire old town was rebuilt after the war! I think other cities can use this as an example.

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MtiC

May 3, 2020

Great place for a walk to check out the architecture. Some shops. I suggest to check out the chocolate ones ;)

D🌕r🌕

July 2, 2022

Münster's Prinzipalmarkt is a living piece of city history. He tells of the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League and the old merchant families, some of whom still do business here. The square with the characteristic gabled houses and arcades is the traditional economic and political center of Münster.

Here is the historic town hall with its Friedenssaal. Numerous exclusive shops and restaurants also have their address here.

A large part of Münster's city life takes place on the Prinzipalmarkt: this is where state guests are received and festivals celebrated, this is where people stroll, shop and enjoy life.

By the way, not only the people of Münster think that the Prinzipalmarkt is one of the most beautiful squares in Germany. In 2006 he reached fourth place in the ZDF program "Unsere Beste - The favorite places of the Germans"!

More info by clicking this link:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinzipalmarkt

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Sandra

October 22, 2018

A wonderful part of the old town.

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So, nun aber los

December 1, 2018

Münster's good room

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Ol Gott

November 6, 2021

Model of the district for the blind to touch with an explanation in Braille

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Koonga

November 7, 2021

Great model of the old city.

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Sandra 🥾🥾🎒

August 4, 2021

Beautiful house with the Ratskeller restaurant. The prince couple with the mayor can be seen on the balcony of the town wine house during Carnival.

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Sandra

October 24, 2018

The heart of the old town with pretty shops.

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_windzerzaust

December 24, 2021

These images of the city exist more often and are really nice to look at, and you can also orientate yourself very well where to go.

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Lutz Kortmann

December 7, 2022

A great impression of Advent

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MrIdea

June 18, 2022

A very beautiful old town with great flair.

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dr bike

April 1, 2018

Münster a beautiful city to stroll and insult

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