Maximilianstraße (Munich)

The Maximilian Street is one of four important urban boulevards of Munich from the 19th century, next to the Briennerstraße, the Ludwig Street and the Prince Regent street.

The design of the stretch of road, whose construction had begun in 1853, is the work of architect Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein, who had gone through the construction of Munich's main train station a name. The road works were directed by the engineer Arnold von Zenetti, while Carl von Effner was responsible for planting.

The architectural style that combines elements from different eras such as Neo-Gothic and Renaissance, met with much criticism, making the Maximilian street but of urban development unique in Munich. In more recent times it has gained a reputation as a fashionable and expensive shopping street.

Location and History

The Maximilian street begins at the Max -Joseph -Platz ( Munich Residence ) and runs absolutely straight in a southeasterly direction to the Isar. Just before the Old Town Square, it widens to a forum, crossed the Old Town Square ( Thomas-Wimmer-Ring/Karl-Scharnagl-Ring ) and leads in new width from the Isar River continued to which they one along with their green spaces with park-like vegetation smooth transition studied. Subsequently, the Maximilian street crosses at the Maximiliansbrücke the Isar together Praterinsel and ends before the Maximilianeum, which is also its optical conclusion.

The eastern continuation of the Maximilian street, the " rounding " of the Maximilianeum is called Max -Planck-Straße. The short western extension on the Max -Joseph-Platz is called away Perusastraße.

History

In 1850, King Maximilian II began with an architectural competition for its planned but never realized project of the Ateneo in the area of ​​today's Max -Weber -Platz with the plans. Here, the son of King Ludwig I wanted to not just its urban expansion ideas that significantly differ in part from the ideas of his father, underline; Rather, Maximilian II should thus demonstrate his consistent desire to bring about a new architecture style, a mix of different stylistic periods under dominance of the English Gothic Revival and the skeleton idea of the architecture of the 19th century.

Was deliberately chosen a new development axis towards the east, which could be based on any predecessor. During the Max -Joseph-Platz is still quite klassiztisch influenced by Ludwig I in front of the residence, beginning after the Palais Toerring - Jettenbach (now the post office Munich 1, also called main post or Residenzpost ) the new buildings. To perform the road width to the Max -Joseph-Platz, 1854 annexe of the National Theatre were demolished. First new building was the Hotel Four seasons ( 1856-1858 ). A completion of the Maximilian street along the entire length did not live to Maximilian II. The last two building complexes shortly before Maximilian bridge was built after his death: The building of Wilhelm Gymnasium, the oldest school of the city and then Page reformatory of the Wittelsbach dynasty, under his son King Louis II in neo-Renaissance style (Carl Leimbach, 1875-1877 ) was built; the adjacent property between Star Street and Widenmayerstraße and on south facing property was built until about 1890 Prince Regent Luitpold.

During the Second World War, the building of the road were severely damaged, rebuild facades were first reconstructed in the first place. The plot Maximilian Street / corner Marstallplatz was until 2002/2 ruin. In the late 1960s the old town ring was broken, destroyed the character of the forum. This breakthrough was in contrast to other measures of the project " Urban Renewal " controversial: An underpass under the Maximilian street in a tunnel had about as many supporters as opponents.

In the late 1980s were tempered with the corner buildings at Thomas -Wimmer- and Karl -Scharnagl Ring Altstadtring breakthrough. 2005 was gutted ruin half the Maximilian street / corner Marstallplatz as part of the redevelopment of the Marstallplatz and the facade reconstructed.

Shopping street

Many international retail companies, especially from the fashion and jewelery industry have in the Maximilian street a store, such as Tiffany & Co., Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel, Stone Iceland, Escada, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Mont Blanc, Gianfranco Ferré and Bulgari. Traditional shops, restaurants and galleries have been doing increasingly displaced.

Traffic

In the eastern part between Max -Joseph-Platz and the Old Town Square, the Maximilian street takes over the function of a collector road for the surrounding areas and as a feeder to the garage of the National Theatre. Traffic-calmed zones and one-way streets to prevent through traffic to other parts of downtown. The eastern half of Maximilian Strasse is a heavy-duty connection between the Old Town Square, Lehel, Haidhausen and the main roads along the river Isar.

Public transport is dominated by the tram line 19, which passes through one of the main east-west lines of Munich, the Maximilian street along the entire length. At the same Maxmonument and stop it crosses the line 18 Metro with the lines 4 and 5 runs approximately parallel to the Maximilian street; nearest underground stations are Odeon Square (also U3 and U6) and Lehel.

Attractions

• Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten ( Maximilian Street 17) ( Rudolf Gottgetreu, 1856-1858 )
• Schauspielhaus ( Maximilian Strasse 26-28 )
• Government of Upper Bavaria ( Maximilian Street 39) ( Friedrich Bürklein, 1856-1864 )
• Bavarian National Museum (now National Museum of Ethnology, Munich; Maximilian Street 42 ) ( Eduard Riedel, 1858-1865 )
• Maximilianeum (now next to Maximilianeum Foundation also seat of the Bavarian State Parliament, Max Planck Str.1 ) ( Friedrich Bürklein, 1857-1874 )

Public institutions

State institutions

• Bavarian Landtag
• Government of Upper Bavaria

Museum

• State Museum of Ethnology in Munich
• ZKMax, underground art space the city of Munich

Theater

• Residenz Theater
• National Theatre
• Cuvilliés Theatre
• Munich Chamber Games
• GOP Variety Theatre (formerly "Little Comedy at the Max II Memorial " )

Schools and educational institutions

• State Wilhelmsgymnasium Munich ( Humanistic Gymnasium)
• Foundation Maximilianeum

Monuments

• General Erasmus Bernhard Graf von Deroy ( Johann von Halbig, 1856)
• Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford ( Caspar von Zumbusch, 1866)
• Joseph von Fraunhofer ( Johann von Halbig, 1868)
• King Maximilian II, called Maxmonument ( Caspar von Zumbusch, 1875)
• Colossal figure of Pallas Athene ( north side of the Maximilian Bridge ) (Franz Drexler, 1906)
• Niche fountain for Mayor Alois Erhardt, ( Maximilian Bridge, on the island between the two bridge parts ) (Karl Hochneder the Elder. , 1893)

Trivia

The Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), lived in the Maximilian Strasse 32 from 1885 to 1891. His wife, Suzannah Daae Ibsen ( 1836-1914 ), lived in the home until 1895.