Lenbachplatz

The Lenbachplatz is a public course on the northwestern edge of the city center of Munich in the cross -quarter of the old town on the border with Maxvorstadt. In its design - the coordination of several no more closely related to each other clustered structure - as is typical of the late 19th century. The grounds of the Lenbachplatz square was originally part of the apron of the second Munich city fortifications.

As part of Munich's Old Town Square, the Lenbachplatz in the northeast on the routes to closes and forms the transition to the small park of Maximilian place. The square is named after the Munich painter Franz von Lenbach.

Buildings on Lenbachplatz

• Wittelsbach fountain, classical monumental fountain, built in 1893-1895 according to the plans of Adolf von Hildebrand.
• On the old main synagogue, built 1884-1887 after plans by Albert Schmidt, demolished from June 9, 1938 reminds one in 1968/69 erected memorial stone.
• Former home of the Munich Stock Exchange, Lenbachplatz 2, 1896 to 1898 also erected according to plans by Albert Schmidt for the German Bank building block in the style of classical historicism.
• Bernheimer House, Lenbachplatz 3, built from 1887 to 1889 after plans by Friedrich von Thiersch and Martin Dülfer
• New Maxburg, Lenbachplatz 7, 1954-1957 erected by the architect Sep Ruf and Theo Pabst new building in place of the destroyed in the Second World War Herzog- Max - castle, of which remained only now facing the north side standing tower.
• Künstlerhaus, Lenbachplatz 8, club house of Munich Artists' Association from 1892 to 1900 after plans by Gabriel von Seidl built.
• House of Victoria Insurance, Lenbachplatz 9, built in 1955 by Georg Werner

Panorama of the square Lenbachplatz

Reception

The fixed input Munich is where Hildebrand fountain. The station square says nothing to anyone; Although the deck of the Karlstors opens the main artery of the city, but is become a mere transit point. If you, however, pivots left, the Lenbachplatz opens up, the Maximliansanlagen are visible and before the bright marble figures with the rushing water pool, then one knows that one is in Munich, the cheerful and festive suburb in southern Germany. The place has something uncommonly living and course - Magnificent. All intertwined. It is as the fountain would have been here from time immemorial. And if one or the other to ascend a reminder of Roman constructions, it would be no strange sound: like many places in the city must come to one's mind that Munich is located in Italy at the beginning of the Alpine road!