Leopoldstraße
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Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße
The Siegestor (front), on Leopoldstraße between Munich's Maxvorstadt and Schwabing
Palatial building from Martin Dülfer (1896), Leopoldstraße 4
Siegestor
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The Siegestor in Munich is a three-arched memorial arch, crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga. The monument was originally dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian army. Since its resto
Leopoldstraße
…boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, north of the Siegestor. After the incorporation of Schwabing in 1891, it was named after Prince Leopold of Bavaria, son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Previously the…
The Siegestor in Munich (2013)
Siegestor, c. 1875
Bare rear of Siegestor, showing inscription "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, urging peace"