BMW+Headquarters+in+Munich

In 1913 Bavarian Motor Works or BMW was founded. Four years later they had started making airplane engines. Finally in the 1920s they began producing motorbikes and cars. After world war two all their factories were dismantled and they began making bicycles and other metal tools. This was a major setback for the company. The allies had destroyed and bombed all their buildings. The company as a whole would recover though and in 1948 the production of cars was allowed again. Now luxury cars were a major focus in the company. In 1968 the construction of the BMW tower began and after 4 years of building it was completed. The tower modeled after a four cylinder engine by architect Karl Schwarzer was made as a headquarters for BMW. After the 331 foot structure was made the 1972 Olympics were held across the street. Soon after the opening in 1973 the BMW museum was a popular place to go. It showed the way the cars were built. The technology shown there was new to many in this world at the time. It broadcasted the history of the company. The struggle of the company was now known throughout Germany and now even Americans know about these cars. This museum is built in the building that depicts the “engine cap” in the BMW complex. This building even holds a Dixi car from 1928. Just to show the then and now. This architectural masterpiece is beautiful yet genius at the same time. This amazing site can be seen while in the city and hopefully we will at least catch a glance of outside on the tour of the great city of Munich. The effects of the building of this massive engine sparked a new age in architecture and was a sign of the new powerful BMW. This showed the true power of German engineering.