Leopoldstraße is a street in the

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districts

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Schwabing Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the 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 about 100 ...

and Milbertshofen. It is a major

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, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of

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, the boulevard of King

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, north of the

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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

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Leopoldstraße runs from the

(Victory Gate) and the

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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

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, a mistress of Ludwig I. Today it houses the Student Union of the

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. The large sculpture "

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" was created by the artist

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. The street is one of the most important ones in Munich, featuring shops, cinemas, hotels, open air cafés and restaurants and a major parkway. Throughout the year it is a location for various events such as the Munich Marathon and street festivals like the Streetlife Festival, during which Leopoldstraße is partially or completely closed to automobile traffic. After major sporting events the boulevard of Schwabing is occupied by celebrating fans. In the side streets east of Münchner Freiheit, (Occam-, Feilitzsch-, Sieges-, Marktstraße) an amusement quarter with many pubs and bars is located, some with live music. Below the street are since 1971 the tunnels of Munich subway lines 3 and 6 with the stations Giselastraße and Münchner Freiheit. In 1962, Leopoldstraße was the scene of the ''Schwabinger Krawalle'' (Schwabing riots) and from 1995 to 2001 of the annual technoparade Union Move.

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