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Leopoldstraße
Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, north of the Siegestor. Architecture After the incorporation of Schwabing in 1891, it was named after Prince Leopold of Bavaria, son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Previously the southern part of this road was called Schwabinger Weg (way). From Milbertshofener Straße / Domagkstraße, Leopoldstrasse is named Ingolstädter Straße. Leopoldstraße runs from the Siegestor (Victory Gate) and the Art Academy in the south to the Münchner Freiheit, with the Protestant church 'Erlöserkirche', and then further to the north. The first house on the left side was the villa of Lola Montez, a mistress of Ludwig I. Today it houses the Student Union of the University. The large sculpture " Walking Man" was created by the artist Jonath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldstraße 4 - München
Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, north of the Siegestor. Architecture After the incorporation of Schwabing in 1891, it was named after Prince Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Leopold of Bavaria, son of Prince Regent Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Luitpold of Bavaria. Previously the southern part of this road was called Schwabinger Weg (way). From Milbertshofener Straße / Domagkstraße, Leopoldstrasse is named Ingolstädter Straße. Leopoldstraße runs from the Siegestor (Victory Gate) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Art Academy in the south to the Münchner Freiheit, with the Protestant church 'Erlöserkirche', and then further to the north. The first house on the left side was the villa of Lola Montez, a mistress of Ludwig I. Today it hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwabing
Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the Capital (political), capital of the Germany, German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated at 100,000, making it one of the largest districts of Munich. The main boulevard is Leopoldstraße. Overview Schwabing was a village, with St. Sylvester, Schwabing, a church documented in the 14th century. Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's Bohemianism, bohemian quarter, but has lost much of this reputation due to strong gentrification in the last decades. A popular location is the ''Englischer Garten'', or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. Other not so commonly known parks in Schwabing are Leopoldpark, Petuelpark and Biotop am Ackermannbogen. The main buildings of Munich's largest university, universities, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University and the Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwigstraße
The Ludwigstraße in Munich is one of the city's four royal avenues next to the Brienner Straße, the Maximilianstraße and the Prinzregentenstraße. The avenue is named after King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The city's grandest boulevard still maintains its architectural uniformity envisioned as a grand street "worthy the kingdom" as requested by the king. The Ludwigstraße has served for state parades and funeral processions. Architecture The Municipality of the royal residence and capital city of Munich was first not enthusiastic about the extent of the new boulevard. The city authorities sought to impose a cut of the road, as they wrongly considered Munich not to grow in 100 years up to 1 km beyond the former city walls. Only when King Ludwig I threatened to transfer the residence to another city, the magistrate relented and approved the General Plan. The avenue begins at Odeonsplatz and runs from south to north, it leads from the Feldherrnhalle in the south to the Siegesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking Man (Borofsky Sculpture)
''Walking Man'' is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing tall and weighing . It is located on the Leopoldstraße in Munich, next to the Munich Re business premises. It was presented to the public on 21 September 1995 by then-head of Re, Hans-Jürgen Schinzler, and then-mayor of Munich, Christian Ude. After presenting the 25-meter high ''Man Walking to the Sky'' sculpture at Documenta 9 DOCUMENTA IX was the ninth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 13 June and 20 September 1992 in Kassel, Germany. The artistic director was Jan Hoet in collaboration with Bart de Baere, Denys Zac ..., Borofsky was one of six artists invited to the competition for Re's new building. The sculpture was initially created in Los Angeles, and took more than a year to complete. It was shipped to Munich in nine pieces. The work has been well received by the press and is popular with the public. References External links * 1995 establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich Marathon
The Munich Marathon () (also known as Generali Munich Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by the city of Munich, Germany, usually in October, since 1983. The event features a full marathon () as well as a half marathon and 10K run. The marathon is categorized as a World Athletics Label Road Races, Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. History Following the marathon races at the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Munich Olympics, a number of shorter running events were held in the city every year. In 1983, an annual marathon was established by Michael Schultz-Tholen's company (FVS) and was later jointly organised with the Munich Road Runners Club. The marathon followed the same course as the 1972 Olympic race, beginning in Coubertinplatz in Olympic Park Munich and finishing the last 300 Meters to the finish line in Olympic Stadium.Gasparovic, Juraj & Loonstra, Klaas (2011-10-10)Münich Median Marathon Association of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingolstädter Straße
The Ingolstädter Straße in the Munich district of Milbertshofen-Am Hart and Schwabing-Freimann is a 4 kilometer long exit road heading North, where it connects there with Leopoldstraße. Description The Ingolstädter Straße runs from the end of the Leopoldstraße corner of Milbertshofener Straße and Domagkstraße to the north, where is crosses the Frankfurter Ring after about 250 meters, until the Panzerwiese, where from Neuherberg it continues as an extension of the B13 Ingolstädter Landstraße to Ingolstadt. North of the intersection with the Frankfurter Ring, the Ingolstädter Straße crosses, by means of an underpass, the Munich North Ring railway line. In the underpass, from 1948 to 1949, was the public transportation stop Munich Ingolstädter Straße. In 2017, the FC Bayern Campus was opened on the 30-hectare area north of the Fürst-Wrede-Kaserne east of Ingolstädter Straße, directly on the city limits. West of the Fürst-Wrede-Kaserne is the Ernst-von-Bergmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münchner Freiheit
The Münchner Freiheit (called ''Münchener Freiheit'' until 1998) is a square in Munich's Schwabing, near the English Garden. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially during winter when one of Munich's largest Christmas markets takes place. The square's Munich U-Bahn station is Münchner Freiheit. A German pop group, Münchener Freiheit, derived their name from the location, and have retained the original spelling. Origin of the name The square at Leopoldstraße Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, ... was originally known as Feilitzsch Platz, after a Bavarian interior minister. In 1933 it was renamed ''Danziger Freiheit'' or "Danzig freedom", in expression of the wish to see the city of Danzig returned to German rule. In tribute to an anti-Nazi resistance g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streetlife Festival
The Streetlife Festival in Munich is a mixture of street festival, environmental exhibition and fair. It takes place every year over two weekends in May / June and September. The venue is Leopoldstraße and the Ludwigstraße - from Georgenstraße to the Odeonsplatz. At the same time, Munich celebrates another traditional street festival, which connects to the Streetlife festival to the north: the ''Corso Leopold''. On the European Car-Free Days in September 2000, the first Streetlife Festival was held, at this time from Königsplatz, Munich, Königsplatz to Odeonsplatz. The festival is held in its current location since 2002. In 2003, a second festival weekend was implemented around the May / June time frame. In 2012, more than 500,000 people attended the two Streetlife Festivals. The aim of the festival is to provide information on Sustainability, sustainable mobility. In which this includes alternative uses of public space, particularly of road space, are introduced and pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Move
Union Move was a technoparade that occurred annually in Munich from 1995 to 2001. It was an initiative by Munich event organizers and nightclub owners (Kunstpark Ost, Ultraschall, Parkcafe, Pulverturm, P1, Partysan) to demonstrate against the Munich curfew and excessive police controls. A recurring motto of the parade was "Music is the only drug!". The first Union Move took place on 27 May 1995 and attracted 60,000 people. The 1996 parade for the first time attracted 100,000 people, as well as the 1997 parade which involved 16 trucks equipped with sound systems. The next three parades attracted between 60,000 and 70,000 people, but in 2001 attendance declined. The parade usually started at Münchner Freiheit square and continued over Leopoldstraße all the way to Odeonsplatz, and in the first years even further over Isartor to Marienplatz where the final took place. After the final ravers could board a ''Housetram'' and this way continue partying through the city. At night the festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard
A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district. In Europe, boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In North American usage, boulevards may be wide, multi-lane thoroughfares divided with only a central median. Etymology The word ''boulevard'' is borrowed from French. In France, it originally meant the flat surface of a rampart, and later a promenade taking the place of a demolished fortification. It is a borrowing from the Dutch word ' ' bulwark'. Notable examples Asia Azerbaijan *Baku Boulevard Bangladesh *Manik Mia Avenue Cambodia *Norodom Boulevard *Monivong Boulevard *Sihanouk Boulevard India * M G Road * Anna Salai * Indira Gandhi Sarani * Marine Drive * Krishnaraja Boulevard * Rajpath * Necklace Road * Mahatma Gandhi Road * Foreshore Road Indonesia * Jalan Jenderal Sudirman *Jalan M.H. Thamrin * Jalan Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münchner Freiheit (Munich U-Bahn)
The Münchner Freiheit (called ''Münchener Freiheit'' until 1998) is a square in Munich's Schwabing, near the English Garden. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially during winter when one of Munich's largest Christmas markets takes place. The square's Munich U-Bahn station is Münchner Freiheit. A German pop group, Münchener Freiheit, derived their name from the location, and have retained the original spelling. Origin of the name The square at Leopoldstraße Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, ... was originally known as Feilitzsch Platz, after a Bavarian interior minister. In 1933 it was renamed ''Danziger Freiheit'' or "Danzig freedom", in expression of the wish to see the city of Danzig returned to German rule. In tribute to an anti-Nazi resistance gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegestor
The Siegestor () in Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its restoration following World War II, it now stands as a reminder to peace. The Siegestor is 21 meters high, 24 m wide, and 12 m deep. It is located between the Ludwig Maximilian University and the Ohmstraße, where the Ludwigstraße (south) ends and the Leopoldstraße (north) begins. It thus sits at the boundary between the two Munich districts of Maxvorstadt and Schwabing. History The arch was commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria,Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, ''Munich and Memory: Architecture, Monuments, and the Legacy of the Third Reich'', (University of California Press, 2000), 117 designed by Friedrich von Gärtner and completed by Eduard Mezger in 1852. The marble quadriga was sculpted by Johann Martin von Wagner, artistic advisor to Ludwig and a professor at the University of Wü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
