Brainlab Tower in Munich

You're standing where planes once took off and landed: the old Munich-Riem Airport, on the eastern side of the city. Today you'll mostly see apartment blocks, parks and the halls of the Neue Messe München convention centre. But look around carefully. Two buildings still remember the airport: the old control tower and the original terminal, the Wappenhalle, or hall of the coats of arms. Both are protected monuments. And right at the eastern end, a short stretch of the old runway is still there.