As the first residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Munich, the Imperial Castle had ... The ducal family moved in during the first half of the 16th century. Since then, the courtyard was used ...

With its 43 bells and 32 life-size figures, the large solar-powered mechanical clock first sounded in 1908 and reenacts scenes from two famous 16th-century Munich stories twice a day; from March ...