Munich · old town with Stachus and Marienplatz

What is shown – why – for whom

City, networks and transport in the model

• Section

  main station · Stachus · Marienplatz – 2,200 × 1,400 m, 3.1 km², OpenStreetMap as of 31 October 2026.

• Landmarks

  Frauenkirche cathedral, St Peter’s church, New Town Hall and Theatine Church.

• Buildings

  5,669 building blocks, buildings up to 98 m, 42 % of the area built up, 5.1 % green; 126 named buildings and 700 places.

• Streets

  5,303 path segments and 4,355 nodes with traffic lights, zebra crossings and crossings; pavements along every street.

• Venues

  2,090 shops, restaurants, bars and clubs, cultural venues, leisure and independent scene from OpenStreetMap – each one doing well, tight, struggling or closed.

• Water

  510 hydrants and 101 further points from OpenStreetMap; pipes assumed under the streets.

• Power

  395 street lights, 11 substations and 3 further points from OpenStreetMap; cables drawn schematically.

• Data

  160 street cabinets, 2 exchanges, 24 antennas and 408 connection points from OpenStreetMap; the network in between is assumed.

• Underground / Suburban rail

  Tunnels of the underground and suburban rail in true depth below the city.

• Flows

  Flows of people as arrowed bands of light, visible in every view.

• underground

  4 lines through the section, 6 stations, mostly in tunnels; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• suburban rail

  4 lines through the section, 6 stations, partly in tunnels; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• trams

  4 lines through the section, 13 stations, above ground; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• Bus

  In the model: ring line from the station with a limited number of seats; 12 bus stops from OpenStreetMap; a full bus glows pink.

• Cars, walking, cycling

  Cars keep their distance and obey traffic lights, priority and crossing pedestrians; queues take up space. Nobody disappears.

What the model can be used for

• Urban and transport planning

  The switch to bus and rail, denser service or a car-free centre can be adjusted. The analysis colours streets and paths and shows where a decision takes effect elsewhere.

  Para quiénurban planning, transport planning, mobility

• A dense old town, three rail systems

  U-Bahn, S-Bahn and trams run through the densely built old town. You see how people between Stachus, Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz are spread across the systems and how far a car-free centre carries.

  Para quiéntransport planning, public transport, city marketing

• Networks and utilities

  Beneath the city lie tunnels, water, power and data. The points come from OpenStreetMap, the routes are assumed. You see how many networks a city carries.

  Para quiénutilities, infrastructure, teaching

• School, university, exhibition

  How do living, working, transport and city life connect? The city runs around the clock, from day to night, and the demonstration also runs without anyone at the controls.

  Para quiénschools, universities, museums and exhibitions

What you can change

What the model brings

• 01

  The real old town as a stage

  Streets, houses and tracks come from OpenStreetMap. You show Munich with the Frauenkirche, the New Town Hall and Stachus as it lies, not as a diagram.

• 02

  See the effect at once

  Every control acts immediately: pavements, streets and trains fill up or empty, and the analysis shows where.

• 03

  Situations without damage

  Rail outage, congestion, a street festival or empty shops can be triggered. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

• 04

  For big screens and the browser

  Runs in the browser and on large projections, from day to night, with a demonstration that starts without anyone at the controls.

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  Berlin · Central Station, Chancellery and the Spree

  Berlin around the Central Station as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Berlin · Bundestag, Unter den Linden and Museum Island

  Berlin's centre from the Reichstag building to Museum Island as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Frankfurt · city centre with Römer, Zeil and the Main

  Frankfurt's city centre between the main station, the Römer, Zeil and the Main as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Hamburg · town hall, Speicherstadt and Elbphilharmonie

  Hamburg's city centre between the town hall, the Speicherstadt and the Elbphilharmonie as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Bochum · city centre with town hall and Mining Museum

  Bochum's city centre as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Dortmund · city centre with Westenhellweg

  Dortmund's city centre inside the Wallring as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Essen · city centre with main station and town hall

  Essen's city centre between the main station and the town hall as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Duisburg · city centre with Königstraße and inner harbour

  Duisburg's city centre from the main station to the inner harbour as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.