Ludwigstraße

The city's grandest boulevard still maintains its architectural uniformity envisioned as a grand street "worthy the kingdom" as requested by the king.

Only when King Ludwig I threatened to transfer the residence to another city, the magistrate relented and approved the General Plan.

The southern part of the avenue was constructed in Italian Renaissance style by Leo von Klenze from 1816 onwards.

Starting with the Bavarian State Library the northern part was then constructed since 1827 in line with a plan of Klenze's rival Friedrich von Gärtner.

After the World War II the opening in the middle of the Ludwigstraße for the new circular road Altstadtring caused further demolition and nowadays disturbs the original closed coverage type of the avenue which did not permit broad byroads.

Ludwigstraße, Munich
Aerial image of the Ludwigstraße (in front of the Siegestor in the center of the image) and the Leopoldstraße (behind the Siegestor)
View of the Ludwigstraße from above
Ludwigstraße in 1842, state reception for Crown Princess Marie of Prussia