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TheViktualienmarkt is a food market and a square in the center ofMunich,Germany. With the exception of Sundays and holidays, it has been held daily since 1807.
The Viktualienmarkt developed from an originalfarmers' market to a popular market forgourmets. In an area covering 140 stalls and shops offers items including flowers, exotic fruit, game,poultry, spices, cheese, fish, and juices.
When today'sMarienplatz (formerly Schrannenplatz) as a store forcereals and other agricultural products had become too small, Viktualienmarkt as its official successor evolved where it is still situated today due to a decree issued byKing Maximilian I on 2 May, 1807. The King ordered that those parts of the market between Heiliggeist Church and Frauenstraße should be relocated and told municipal authorities to demolish the buildings of the Heiliggeisthospice which had been acquired by the city. Thus, the "green market" had its own place, which was also named "market place" for some time. It was only later that the word "Viktualien" (victuals),Latin for food, was used.
From 1823 to 1829 the central market already had to be enlarged significantly. In 1885 the ancient Heiliggeist infirmary was demolished and the Heiliggeist Church was extended to the west.
In 1852, the precursor of today'sGroßmarkthalle, theSchrannenhalle, was built close to the ancient city wall at the end of Blumenstraße. It burned down in 1932 and was re-opened in 2005.
In 1855 the fish market was moved to Westenriederstraße. Over the course of time many additions were made to the market, for example a butchers' hall, atripe hall, pavilions for bakeries, fruit vendors and a fish hall. The butchers' shops at the foot of Petersbergl (Peter's hill, site ofPeter's Church), the stalls for poultry and venison and the stands of the flower vendors expanded even further.
DuringWorld War II the square was severely damaged. There was talk of closing down the market in order to erect multi-story buildings. Instead, municipal authorities revitalized Viktualienmarkt with considerable financial support, and the citizens of Munich enriched it with memorial fountains for the folk singers and comediansKarl Valentin,Weiß Ferdl andLiesl Karlstadt. Later, memorial fountains for the folk singers and comediansIda Schumacher,Elise Aulinger andRoider Jackl were added.
In a 2009New York Times article about meals worth a plane trip across the Atlantic, food criticMimi Sheraton picked a snack of sausages at the Viktualienmarkt.[1]
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