Wittelsbacherplatz (Munich)
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 Wittelsbacherplatz with Palais Arco-Zinneberg (left) and Palais Ludwig Ferdinand (right) |
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| place | Munich |
| Borough | Maxvorstadt |
| Created | 1820 |
| Confluent streets | Kardinal-Döpfner-Strasse, Brienner Strasse , Finkenstrasse |
| Buildings | Palais Arco-Zinneberg , Palais Ludwig Ferdinand |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , individual traffic |
| Space design | Monument to Elector Maximilian I. |
The Wittelsbach place is a place in the Munich district Maxvorstadt , west of the Odeon Square . It was built in the course of the construction of Brienner Strasse . In 1827 the square was given the name of the Wittelsbachers, one of the oldest German noble families.
description
An equestrian statue based on a model by Bertel Thorwaldsen depicting Elector Maximilian I dominates the center of the rectangular square. On the east side of the square is the Odeon , the west side is dominated by the Palais Arco-Zinneberg , which Leo von Klenze built in 1820. To the north of the square is the Palais Ludwig Ferdinand , also built by Klenze in 1825. Today the management of the Siemens group resides here . Palais Leuchtenberg is located on the northeast corner at the passage to Odeonsplatz . In the south-west of the square is the once magnificent block of Café Luitpold , which was only rebuilt in a simplified manner after the destruction of the Second World War . The redesign of the Siemens corporate headquarters based on a concept by Henning Larsen has changed the north side of the square considerably since 2015: The western side wing of the now white-painted Palais Ludwig Ferdinand was torn down so that the new building, which towers over the palace by one floor, has a classicist, closed overall impression put an end to the place.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names. 3. Edition. Ludwig Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-517-01986-0 .
Brienner Strasse with Wittelsbacherplatz , Karolinenplatz and Königsplatz | Ludwigstrasse with Odeonsplatz | Maximilianstrasse with Max-Joseph-Platz | Prinzregentenstrasse with Prinzregentenplatz
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 36 ″ N , 11 ° 34 ′ 34 ″ E