Model settlement Ramersdorf

The Ramersdorf model settlement was built in 1934 as part of the 'German Housing Exhibition' under the direction of Guido Harbers, then Munich housing consultant. It followed the housing construction concept typical of the National Socialists: Following the example of the garden city, 192 mostly detached houses with more than 30 different building types were built, surrounded by lots of greenery. 18 architects - for example Sep Ruf and Theo Papst - designed the houses. The purchase contract already stated that structural changes were prohibited or that the approval of the city of Munich had to be obtained. All houses have a clear cubic shape and gable roofs without roof overhangs. The ensemble, which is now very popular with families, has been on the list of monuments since 1973.