Bayern Munich at 125: The past, the present and the future of a German powerhouse

“A few streets from Munich’s Odeonsplatz, away from the marble lions guarding the steps of the Feldherrnhalle and under the shadow of the Theatinerkirche’s sunshine-yellow towers, there is a monument to a place that no longer exists. Much of Munich was damaged during the Second World War. Many of the street names have changed and the buildings that could not be restored have been forgotten, along with whatever took place inside them. Cafe Gisela is long gone. From the few drawings that exist, Gisela was grand, with white tablecloths and high, patterned ceilings. And on the place where it once stood, there is now a bronze plaque mounted on a marble obelisk. It bears the Bayern Munich crest and displays the club’s founding document, signed by the first 17 members on February 27, 1900. On this day 125 years ago, 11 members of Manner-Turn-Verein 1878 (MTV) left a club meeting and headed out into the city night. …”
NY Times/The Athletic

Bayern fans pay tribute to Landauer on the terraces in 2014