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Sendlinger Tor, my office is 50 metres down the street, in the background. You can also see the Asamkirche in the background
Munich, Germany.
Day Two. In the evening we headed in a different direction in search of two other Christmas markets. The first one was at Sendlinger Tor. Then we wandered up and down that area looking for the Pink Market. Which we found eventually!
The Pink Market is exactly what it says ... very pink! It's wild and has a fun atmosphere, with a DJ playing Christmas music loud. The gluhwein comes in rainbow glasses, and the food was delicious.
Munich, Germany.
Day Two. In the evening we headed in a different direction in search of two other Christmas markets. The first one was at Sendlinger Tor. Then we wandered up and down that area looking for the Pink Market. Which we found eventually!
In the summer of 2000 the city council of the Bavarian capital Munich decided to raise a monument in remembrance of people who died from AIDS since 1981, and in solidarity with their friends, families and people living with HIV. As a location for the installation of Germany’s first AIDS Memorial they chose Sendlinger-Tor-Platz, in downtown Munich, a much frequented business area - one of the most important public transport hubs and at the same time the “gate” to the gay and lesbian neighborhood Glockenbachviertel.
13 artists were invited to take part in the international competition for the realization of the monument. Wolfgang Tillmans‘ concept was endorsed for implementation. Tillmans re-created one of the blue tiled columns of Sendlinger Tor subway station and provided the inscription ...
'AIDS
to the deceased
to the infected
their friends
their families
1981 till today'.
Two small benches invite passers-by to stay. The inauguration of the Munich AIDS Memorial took place on July 17, 2002 – about twenty years after the first AIDS-related deaths.