In 1861 the current brewer and owner of Loewenbraeu - Ludwig Brey - purchased the neighboring estates from the “Bierwirt” Nikolaus Nassl and, in 1882/83, built the Loewenbraeukeller, based on construction plans of Professor Albert Schmidt.

The ceremonious opening took place on June 14^th 1883. It was a real sensation, as for the first time napkins and tablecloths were introduced in gastronomy and the guests were no longer urged to personally clean their steins in open troughs. "Four military bands played under extraordinary crush of the public", stated proudly the festive chronicle.

Later, at the turn of the century, world-famous military bands played in the beergarden; the "Wiener Deutschmeister" and the American march composer John Philipp Sousa and his orchestra were enthusiastically welcomed.

Since about 1890, when the first balls were organized here, the Loewenbraeukeller has been a stronghold of the Munich Carnival.

Famous became the annual celebrations of “The Tumblers” and the “Crazy Knights”, which - amongst many others - today still have their enthusiastic supporters.

The total construction cost for the first Loewenbraeukeller amounted to 413,311.11 German Marks (app. US$ 200,000.-), which was a very considerable amount at that time.

In 1893 and 1898, i.e. only ten years after the opening, the "Keller" was reconstructed and extended; the plans again were done by Professor Schmidt.

He closely worked together with Prof. Friedrich von Thiersch, the architect of the Palace of Justice - the latter one designed the façade and the tower.

Since this time Stiglmaier Square, named after the ore caster Johann Baptist Stiglmaier, was dominated by the colourful tower of the Loewenbraeukeller. Its symbol on the terrace - the resting lion - was modelled by Wilhelm von Ruemann.

In 1910/11 another renovation took place. During WW II the buildings were heavily damaged and on December 17^th, 1944 they were completely destroyed; only rubble and ashes were left. In 1950 the banquet hall was reconstructed and the main restaurant and the smaller meeting rooms were redecorated.

After partly having served to accommodate the accounting department, in 1958 the banquet hall could be fully used again for the purposes it was designed for - meetings and unique festivities. In the same year the façade and tower were renovated as well.

During lent the famous "Triumphator" Strongbeer is served. Everybody feeling strong enough can try to lift the original stone of the legendary "Steyrer Hans", who once lifted it with one finger.

Daily hundreds of regular guests and visitors from all over the world are pampered with Munich delicacies; hundreds of hectolitres of the pleasant-to-drink LOEWENBRAEU beer are tapped directly from the barrel.

A real gem in the middle of the city is the beergarden with its shadowy chestnut trees, guaranteeing refreshing and relaxing stays on warm days.

In 1984/85 the main restaurant and the majority of the meeting rooms were redecorated as well as again the façade and the tower. In the night of July 23^rd to 24^th, 1986, the banquet hall, gallery and stage burned down completely.

However, they were rebuilt in about a year, including huge technical improvements which, by today, makes them to state-of-the-art facilities for meetings and all kind of festivities.