The Rindermarkt is one of the oldest streets in

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, which connects to the

Marienplatz Marienplatz (English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. History During the Middle Ages, markets and tournaments were held ...

in the north through the former Inner

Sendlinger Tor The Sendlinger Tor (translated: ''Sendling Gate'') is a city gate at the southern extremity of the historic old town area of Munich. It served as a fortification for defence and is one of Munich's three remaining gothic town gates (the other tw ...

. Its continuation today forms the

Sendlinger Straße Sendlinger Straße is an important shopping street in Munich's city center. It extends into the Munich old town in the south-east-northeast direction from the Sendlinger Tor in the west to the point where Fürstenfelder Straße and the Rinderm ...

, which leads to the (outer) Sendlinger Tor. Rindermarkt Muenchen-1

Originally, this street was used as a cattle marketplace, from which the name of the street derives. Later, noble

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s built their homes here. During the

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, the houses on Rindermarkt were badly affected. During the reconstruction, the original roads were extended in the direction of Oberanger to today's place. Only the north side of today's Rindermarkt still follows the old street routes. Today, the Munich Rindermarkt acts as a haven in the midst of the old town of Munich. Many traditional companies and retail shops have settled there. During the

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time, the Kripperlmarkt took place there until 2011 as part of the traditional

Christmas market A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: ''Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chris ...

Buildings on Rindermarkt

* The church of

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, Munich's oldest parish church, whose tower is colloquially called "Alter Peter", bears the number Rindermarkt 1 and marks the northern end of Rindermarkt towards Marienplatz. * The Rindermarkt fountain represents a sitting shepherd watching over three cattle. * The Lion Tower on the southeastern side of Rindermarkt is a 15th-century water tower, with frescoes of birds, trees and characters. * The

Ruffinihaus The ''Ruffinihaus'' ("Ruffini House") is a group of three houses (also known as ''Ruffinihäuser'') on the ''Rindermarkt'' ("cattle market") 10 in the Old Town of Munich, Germany. It was built by Gabriel von Seidl from 1903 to 1905 and is named ...

from 1905, is actually a group of three houses at Rindermarkt 10, which are particularly richly decorated. A

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on the facade shows the Ruffiniturm (former Inner Sendlinger Tor), which stood nearby at the end of Rosenstraße.

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