You find actual dates, galleries and news from the scene here....	Like most of the houses on Gärtnerplatz, the "Deutsche Eiche" was built in 1864. The name means German Oak. It is uncertain whether it was always an inn with beds, but there has been a public bar since 1882. From 1896 to 1995 it was run by the Reichenbach family. From about the fifties, the "Eiche" was a meeting place for artists, gays and lesbians, but also for people who admired that section of society. In 1993, there was a plan to gut the house, leaving just the facade, and completely rebuild it on more profitable lines. That set off a world-wide protest, which caused the owners, the Monachia company, to sell the troublesome property. The new owners rebuilt the house gradually, starting in 1995. Bavaria´s most beautiful male sauna was created in the annex at the rear. 1996, all the hotel rooms were elaborately restored; a lift was installed and the staircase renovated. Ecological aspects were in mind at all times; for example, the waste heat from the refrigeration plant is used to heat the water, while water from the showers is filtered and re-used for flushing the WCs. In 1997 it became necessary to extend the bathhouse. In the spring of 1998, the restaurant was renovated, using the old fittings where possible. The kitchen was extended and fitted with the latest equipment. The result is a mixture of traditional and modern in which guests can feel at home. The monument in Gärtnerplatz to Leo Klenze, who designed many of Munich´s finest classical buildings, was rediscovered by the new owners. They contributed to the rebuilding and presented it to the city in July 1998.