Largest circus in Europe ‘Circus Krone’ is tourists’ delight

Published on : Saturday, December 7, 2013

Breathtaking circus arts, family traditions, entrepreneurship and a love of animals – these are the features that have made Circus Krone the largest, most popular and most successful circus in Europe. “Winning your favour is our fervent wish” – this was the motto of Carl Krone, the founder of Krone circus in 1905, and it still holds true today.
From December to May every year the circus presents three international programmes in the arena on a monthly rotation, with the premiere traditionally held on Christmas Day. After this, Circus Krone goes on tour – taking with it the world’s largest mobile big top, which covers a staggering 3,000 square metres, has a 14-metre-high roof and offers 5,000 seats for spectators.
Munich and Circus Krone, the two simply go hand in hand, thanks to a residency in the Bavarian capital dating back to 1919. That was the year the circus got its own building – the 3,000-seater Kronebau indoor arena – making it the only circus in western Europe to have a permanent home.
The front entrance to the circus consists of two 28-tonne trucks with flipped-open sides, hydraulically extended to a height of twelve metres. Passing through this, you will enter a ‘circus city’ spread over three hectares of land with 400 inhabitants, 250 animals and a huge fleet of 330 vehicles.
A city with its own infrastructure, including workshops, a canteen, school, fire service, building department, press office, refuse collection and independent power supply. And all this with a single goal in mind: to win the favour of its esteemed audience.