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The Deutsche Eiche (‘The German Oak’) was built in That same year, the year-old King Ludwig II ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Bavaria.     

Around , the second city wall was torn down, and Munich started to expand towards the north of the city (the remains of the fortifications can still be seen at Isartor, Karlstor and Sendlinger Tor). The area around the current Gärtnerplatz was also proposed for city expansion due to its proximity to Viktualienmarkt, the City Hall, and the major churches. However, frequent flooding of the River Isar delayed construction in the district until , when the riverbanks were fortified and most of the streams running through the city were built over to guarantee flood protection. For the first moment in the city’s history, blocks of flats were man-made in rows and had shared side walls, like terraced houses, resulting in a very dense urban landscape. This architectural density is particularly noticeable in the summer, when the buildings store heat and the temperature in the Gärtnerplatz quarter is markedly higher than in the sur