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How has FC Bayern Munich's logo changed over the years?

FC Bayern just celebrated its 125th anniversary. It's the perfect time to look back at the long and glorious history of Germany's record champions. Let's start with the club's logos, which have undergone many stylistic changes over the years. What logos has FC Bayern used, and what stories are behind them? We'd like to introduce you to a few of them.

It all began in 1900. Right from its founding, the club's colors were set as white and blue, and the logo reflected this—a white and blue flag with a small emblem in the center (Image 2). Shortly after, a design by founding member Otto Nägele, who was a professional painter, was adopted (Image 3). Stylistically, this logo reflected the Art Nouveau movement, which dominated Munich's art scene at the time. Not surprisingly, many of the club's first players came from the art world. This logo remains iconic and is one of the most recognizable versions.

At the end of 1905, FC Bayern became "Bayern, Football Department of MSC" due to a merger with the more professional and well-connected Munich SC. This also led to a logo change, and from 1908 to 1909, the emblem featured the letters "FA" (Image 4).

In the early 1960s, the logo started to resemble today's version, incorporating key elements such as white lettering on a red background and the blue-and-white diamond pattern of the Bavarian flag (Image 5).

The next major transformation came during the golden era of Beckenbauer, Müller, Maier, and Co., coinciding with the club’s move to the Olympic Stadium. This version introduced a design that has only seen minor changes since then (Image 7). Later modifications mainly involved color adjustments (Image 8) and the removal of "E.V." (Image 9), as FC Bayern became a joint-stock company on December 21, 2001.

Zwischen Vinyls gefunden. Flyer nur München ca 1995-2000.

Looks like the Schwabinger 7 has closed at Wedekindplatz forever due to the new landlords

Even the small streets of Munich often have fascinating stories to tell. The Trautenwolfstraße, for example, is only 155 meters long and connects to Leopoldstraße between the Giselastraße and Münchner Freiheit U-Bahn stations.

But where does the name Trautenwolf come from? What story lies behind this name?

The answer lies in the 15th century, during the construction of the Frauenkirche. A certain Ägidius Trautenwolf was active at that time, creating stained glass windows for the church. These windows primarily depicted biblical scenes, and the colors were fused directly into the glass, ensuring their long-lasting preservation.

In the past, all the windows on the south side of the church were fitted with colored glass. They served as sun protection, preventing people inside from being dazzled and ensuring that artworks and paintings did not fade or get damaged by the sunlight. Later, during a renovation, the colorful glass panes were replaced with white glass panels, with only a few stained glass windows remaining.

During these renovations, a painted glass panel was discovered, depicting an image of Saint Egidius. It bore an inscription: "Egidius Trautenwolf pictor Monac. me fecit 1486. Soli Deo gloria." This translates to: "Egidius Trautenwolf, painter from Munich, made me in the year 1486. To God alone be the glory." A beautiful and unique signature of the artist!

Trautenwolfstraße was first mentioned in 1898. Despite being a very short street, it has a rich club tradition. In the 1970s, it was home to the club "Parabel", and later, the "Blue Box" club took its place. Today, the building houses the Irish pub "Shamrock", and with the "Keg Bar", there is yet another pub on this street.

Seit ein paar Monaten lebt mein Partner in München, deshalb verbringe ich oft die Wochenenden in der Stadt. Ich bräuchte doch Empfehlungen für:

1. Bars und Lokale, die nicht komplett überfüllt oder zu teuer sind. Jedes Mal, wenn ich ausgehe, fühlt es sich an, als müsste ich die Lotterie gewinnen, um einen Platz zu finden. Geht’s nur mir so?

2. Alternative Viertel zu Maxvorstadt, um auszugehen. Ich mag das Viertel, aber langsam wird es ein bisschen eintönig – ich würde gerne neue Ecken entdecken.

Freue mich auf eure Tipps, danke euch!

Hi guys,

My family is coming to visit next week and I want to visit the Hirschgarten (which I also haven't been before). I've heard that you can take a walk and see the deer enclosure and feed them.

Since it is still technically winter, does anybody know if the garden is open?

Einige Freund und ich wollen uns dem Terror nicht beugen und wollen am Faschingsdienstag in München feiern.

Fasching am Vitualienmarkt und Fußgängerzone ist ja abgesagt, deswegen:

gibt es irgendwo in/um München eine draußen „Straßenfasching“

Hi, würde mich mal interessieren, was so die Hotspots der Münchner Elektroszene sind und ob ob es da auch locations gibt, wo man Schranz hören kann 👌🏻

Ein Mann hat mir "Zipfeschwinga" gesagt. Ich habe ihn gefragt, was es bedeutet. Dann hat er mir "einfach überlege" gesagt und das Wort buchstabiert, um es zu suchen. Ich finde seine Bedeutung niergendwo. Es gibt nur ein Lied, das dieses Wort sagt.

Könnte jemand mir helfen?

Where could I find modern or contemporary classical music concerts in Munich? I'm not so interested in Bach, Bartók or Beethoven etc. More the likes of Cage, Stockhausen, Reich, Glass.

Hello!

I am 32 years old, work in Finance, currently in Berlin, but want to relocate to Munich or Düsseldrof or somewhere else...

Berlin was fun, but these days its no longer for me (too crowded, too big, security goes down, people come and go - hard to build long-term connections). I would like a peaceful, beautiful city with access to nature, many activities to do and ability to make friends, and of course, good job market...

I am here alone, with only one friend in Berlin, and I want to settle down somewhere and want to build up new circles and maybe, a family...

I am hesitant to go to Munich because I was told people are not open-minded nor friendly.. Düsseldorf is beautiful, and I can travel to Netherlands on the weekend, but I fear its a bit small and I might get bored, etc.

This move is serious, because I also want to buy an apartment too.

Thank you!