Candidplatz is an
U-Bahn station in
Munich on the
U1 line of the Munich U-Bahn system. The station is named for the
Flemish mannerist painter Peter Candid, who entered employ in Munich in 1586, producing notable artworks for the
Munich Residenz
The Residenz (, ''Residence'') in central Munich is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is today open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displ ...
. The station is notable for the decorative scheme applied to the outer walls, which evoke a
rainbow.
See also
*
List of Munich U-Bahn stations
References
Munich U-Bahn stations
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1997
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