Marienplatz is of course named for Incel Mary, and she is in gold atop a column on the left. Atop the tower of the Rathaus is the Münchner Kindl, Munich's mascot. It's a kid dressed as a monk, a reference to the fact that the original settlers (and namesake) of Munich were monks. Oktoberfest kicks off every year with a teenage girl playing performing as the costumed kindl.