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Every day at 11:00 a.m. the Glockenspiel (part of the Gothic New Town Hall) chimes and re-enacts two stories from the 16th century. It consists of 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures. The top half of the Glockenspiel tells the story of the marriage of the local Duke Wilhelm V (who also founded the world famous Hofbrauhaus) to Renata of Lorraine. In honour of the couple there is a joust with life-sized knights on horseback representing Bavaria (in white and blue) and Lothringen (in red and white). See below. The bottom half, and second story, shows the coopers' dance, who are said to have danced through the streets after the plague. By tradition, the dance is performed in Munich every seven years during Fasching (German Carnival).
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