The ''Prinzipalmarkt'' is the historic principal marketplace of

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...

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. It is shaped by historic buildings with picturesque pediments attached to one another. It extends from St. Lambert's Church (''Lambertikirche'') in the north to the Townhouse Tower (''Stadthausturm'') in the south and is home to luxurious shops and cafés. The centre of the eastern side, opposite the south-eastern entrance to

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Square (''Domplatz''), is dominated by the Historical City Hall of Münster. Having been largely destroyed during

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, the ''Prinzipalmarkt'' was reconstructed from 1947 to 1958, most buildings true to the original.

Literature

* Karl-Heinz Kirchhoff: ''Der Prinzipalmarkt mit Michaelisplatz, Gruetgasse, Syndikatgasse und Syndikatplatz''. Münster : Aschendorff, 2001,

External links

official website
(in German)
360°-panorama picture of the Prinzipalmarkt
im Kulturatlas Westfalen ( Flash-Player needed) {{Authority control Münster Retail markets in Germany Streets in Germany