Neue Justizgebäude, Court building in Maxvorstadt, Germany.
The Neue Justizgebäude at Prielmayerstraße 5 is a four-storey brick building with four wings around a rectangular courtyard, built 1905 by Friedrich von Thiersch. Its short sides show seven windows, its long sides fifteen; two clock towers and stepped gables rise above the roofline. The foundation is Nagelfluh, an Alpine conglomerate rock.
The Neue Justizgebäude was built in 1905 to designs by Friedrich von Thiersch, because the Justizpalast of 1897 had become too small for Munich's growing justice system. Thiersch gave the brick building two clock towers and stepped gables. It stands at Prielmayerstraße 5 on the border of Maxvorstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt.
The building is the Neue Justizgebäude of 1905 by Friedrich von Thiersch, not a 1950s complex. Its brick façades were originally painted in several colours; the paint faded within a few years, leaving the bare brick that recalls medieval brick Gothic. Two clock towers and stepped gables mark the skyline above Prielmayerstraße.
The building stands at Prielmayerstraße 5, on the boundary between Maxvorstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt, a few minutes' walk from Königsplatz subway station. Visitors enter through the public entrances on the street side; the four wings enclose an inner courtyard that is not a public thoroughfare. Courtrooms and offices are reached via staircases and corridors off the entrance halls.
The complex features a large central courtyard that creates open public space while maintaining a direct sight line to the Frauenkirche. This deliberate alignment shows how the postwar architecture was designed to respect and connect with Munich's historical landmarks.
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