Munich: A Photo Safari to the Land of Brezels (Pretzals)
Some of the many towers seen from the Marienplatz (St. Mary's Square) , in Munich. To the left is Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), and to the right is Peterskirche (St. Peter's church).
The lion stands in front of the Feldherrnhalle, built in 1844. The church in the background to the right is the Theatliner finished in 1768. Both are prominent buildings onthe Odeonplatz.
The Fish Fountain on Marienplatz is a popular hang-out and meeting place.
Many ornate sculptures can be found on the Neues Rathus (New City Hall).
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posted by Jim Fisher @ Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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It's Brezeln, not bretzals. Geeze.
It's "geesh" not "Geeze."
pret·zel (prĕt'səl)
A glazed, brittle biscuit that is salted on the outside and usually baked in the form of a loose knot or a stick.
[German Brezel, Pretzel, from Middle High German brēzel, prēzel, from Old High German brezitella, from Medieval Latin *brāchitellum, diminutive of Latin bracchiātus, branched, from bracchium, arm, from Greek brakhīōn, upper arm.]
WORD HISTORY The German word Brezel or Pretzel, which was borrowed into English (being first recorded in American English in 1856) goes back to the assumed Medieval Latin word *brāchitellum. This would accord with the story that a monk living in France or northern Italy first created the knotted shape of a pretzel, even though this type of biscuit had been enjoyed by the Romans. The monk wanted to symbolize arms folded in prayer, hence the name derived from Latin bracchiātus, “having branches,” itself from bracchium, “branch, arm.”
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