The BMW Welt is located at the exact site where the company has had its base for 90 years: on the Oberwiesenfeld in Milbertshofen, right beside the BMW Group headquarters, which is a 4-cylinder building, and the BMW Museum.
In early 20th century, Oberwiesenfeld was used as an airstrip and two aviation pioneers founded their companies here. Gustav Otto founded Flugmaschinenfabrik (Flight Machine Factory) and Karl Rapp founded Motorenwerk (Motor Works).
In 1917, the two companies merged to form the Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works, or BMW).
Image: Night time exterior view of the BMW World | Photograph: Johannes Simon/Getty Images Images
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