page_title: Schwabinger 7
section_title: Demolition protest
hierarchical_section_title: Schwabinger 7 / Demolition protest
caption_attribution_description: English: Munich bar
context_page_description: Schwabinger 7 or Schwabinger Sieben is a tavern in the Feilitzschstraße in the area known as Münchner Freiheit in Munich, Germany. The name comes from the neighbourhood Schwabing and the 7 is the house number of the original establishment.
context_section_description: There were a number of protests when developers and city government made steps to demolish the building to make room for a housing development. Students organized a public campaign via social media and local activism, which brought it to the attention of the News media. The first protest garnered the attention of around 20 Journalists as well as a large number of police officers fearing an illegal gathering.
  Another initiative was taken up by performance artist and organizer Till Hofman. Hofmann also is part of the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft (Performance arts and comedy group in Munich) and Münchner Lustspielhaus (Munich Comedy Club). The organization led to a motto of "Save Münchner Freiheit - on behalf of a cultural Schwabing" and garnered attention of a number of artists including Hannes Ringelstetter, Georg Eggers, Willy Michl, Michael Sailer, Moses Wolff, Sven Kemmler, Frank-Markus Barwasser alias Pelzig, Andreas Rebers and Konstantin Wecker. Ludwig Spaenle, as a member of the district committee, tried to make the location a historical building or a protected local landmark, but this was rejected.
  Bayernultras of FC Bayern also took action to save and preserve Schwabinger 7 by holding up signs at the game against Vfb Stuttgart in the Allianz Arena. During the game a banner reading "Lieber in der dunkelsten Kneipe der Welt, als am hellsten Arbeitsplatz! Schwabinger 7 muss bleiben" ("Better to be in the darkest pub in the world, than at the brightest workplace! Schwabinger 7 must stay!") was displayed by the "schickeria".
  Comedian Michael Mittermeier remarked that "Our children will find nail salons in place where today we have our pubs" showing dismay toward the destruction of the pub by people who feel the need to replace it with newer, cleaner establishments.
  After the Mayor of Munich said he did not want to preserve the venue in its present state, the SPD representatives in the Landstag, German state parliament, Hans-Ulrih Pfaffmann and Franz Maget, as well as the CSU, agreed to demolish it in due time. The relocation of Schwabinger 7 from Feilitzschstraße 7 to Feilitzschstraße 15 included some of spolia.
caption: Schwabinger 7 before relocation (2011)
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