Hofbräuhaus (Yard Brew House), Munich, Germany
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a world famous beer hall in the city center of Munich, Germany. This inn may be the world's most famous inn originally built in 1589 by the Bavarian duke William V to avoid buying beer for his troops from Lower Saxony. The general public was admitted only in 1828 by then king Louis I. The building was completely remodeled in 1897, when the brewery moved to the suburbs. In the bombing of WW II, everything but the main inn ("Schwemme") was destroyed; it took until 1958 to be rebuilt. (Full article...)