habitantes de la ciudad acordaron, vía referéndum, no permitir la construcción de edificios más altos que las torres de la Frauen-kirche, su catedral. No solo eso. Como precisa Armbruster, “tan-to en rehabilitaciones como en edificio de nueva planta, se obliga a que existan alusiones a la arquitectura histórica, lo que permite no desvirtuar el bello patrimonio arquitectónico de la ciudad”. ENG “Italy’s northernmost city”. That’s what the German city of Munich was called in the 19th century, when its monarch, Lud-wig I of Bavaria, decided to indulge his fascination with Italian architecture. The city was seduced by the Renaissance, eventu-ally having the largest Renaissance church in the Alps, Michael-skirche, but it was also captivated by the Gothic style and its res-idences, gardens, churches and monuments rivalled those of Rome, Paris and Berlin. After 850 years of fascinating architec- © Nicolò Campo/Getty Images Allianz Arena, diseñado por Herzog & de Meuron y construido en 2002-2005. // Allianz Arena, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and built in 2002-2005.