The ducal residence of Upper Bavaria, then, since 1506, the capital of reunited Bavaria, Munich became In 1806 the capital of the new Kingdom of Bavaria. By the mid 19th century, Munich was growing in leaps and bounds, and the city council determined that more space was needed to house government offices so they embarked on plans for a new town hall. A site at the Marienplatz, the city's main square since 1158, was chosen and two dozen buildings were demolished in order to make way for the grand New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus), which was designed by 24-year-old Georg von Hauberrisser. It was built between 1867 and 1908 in a Gothic Revival architecture style.
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