Große Aula der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, University concert and assembly hall in Munich, Germany.

The Große Aula of Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich is a hall in the main building on Ludwigstraße, enlarged by German Bestelmeyer and completed in 1911. It consists of a rectangular room with a gallery, to which a wide semicircular apse is attached. The hall occupies the first floor of the south wing of the Gärtner-Bau and extends into the second floor. Its interior features mosaics by Wilhelm Koeppen and sculptures by Ulfert Janssen.

The original hall by Friedrich von Gärtner was enlarged by German Bestelmeyer as part of the main building's expansion and finished in 1911. It survived the Second World War largely undamaged, making it one of the few large usable rooms in Munich afterwards. In 1946 the constituent state assembly met here and adopted the Bavarian constitution on 26 October; in 2020 the Bavarian Landtag named it one of the places of democracy in Bavaria.

The hall serves as a venue for university ceremonial events, classical music performances, and public lectures by renowned scholars. These gatherings form the heart of academic life and create a space where knowledge and the arts come together.

The Große Aula is on the first floor of the south wing of the Gärtner-Bau, with a gallery reaching into the second floor; enter from Ludwigstraße. It is a working university room, so access depends on lectures and events rather than fixed visiting hours. Check the university's visitor information before planning a look inside.

The apse mosaic by Wilhelm Koeppen shows the sun god Helios flanked by Athene (wisdom), Hermes (strength), Hera (truth) and Aphrodite (beauty). Below it stand seven busts by Alois Stehle of Bavarian rulers from Max I. Joseph to Ludwig III. The gallery parapet carries medallions of twelve ancient cities, and Ulfert Janssen's pillar figures depict Hercules and Prometheus.