Mathäser, former Bierstadt

For centuries, everything at Bayerstraße 5 revolved around brewing beer. Georg Mathäser, who ran an inn and the Mathäser-Bräu in 1858, lent his name to the building. Due to its size, the large ballroom played a decisive role as the headquarters of the revolution in 1918/19. November 7 in the Mathäser-Bräu was of historical significance: Kurt Eisner decided in a meeting to end the monarchy and the birth of the Free State of Bavaria. In 1957, the newly built Mathäser-Bierstadt opened under the ownership of the Löwenbrauerei brewery. Its five floors comprised a total of 16 pubs with space for over 5,000 guests, stores and offices, the Mathäser-Filmpalast and an underground parking garage. Given its size, it was rightly referred to as a beer city! There was something to eat and a cold beer here around the clock. Time changes buildings and structures: the cinema and Bierstadt ceased operations in 1996 and were demolished two years later. After four years of construction, the mathäser Passage, which is directly connected to the Stachus shopping center, opened as a shopping and entertainment center. This also included the new "mathäser", a multiplex cinema with 14 screens.