Leopoldstraße is a street in the

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districts Maxvorstadt,

Schwabing Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100 ...

and

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. It is a major

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, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of

Ludwigstraße The Ludwigstraße in Munich is one of the city's four royal avenues next to the Brienner Straße, the Maximilianstraße and the Prinzregentenstraße. Principal was King Ludwig I of Bavaria, the avenue is named in his honour. The city's grande ...

, the boulevard of King

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, north of the Siegestor. Siegestor, München

Architecture

After the incorporation of Schwabing in 1891, it was named after Prince Leopold of Bavaria, son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Previously the southern part of this road was called Schwabinger Weg (way). From Milbertshofener Straße / Domagkstraße, Leopoldstrasse is named

Ingolstädter Straße The Ingolstädter Straße in the Munich district of Milbertshofen-Am Hart and Schwabing-Freimann is a 4 kilometer long exit road heading North, where it connects there with Leopoldstraße. Description The Ingolstädter Straße runs from the ...

Leopoldstraße runs from the Siegestor (Victory Gate) and the

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in the south to the

Münchner Freiheit The Münchner Freiheit (called ''Münchener Freiheit'' until 1998) is a square in Munich's Schwabing, near the English Garden. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially during winter when one of Munich's largest Christmas markets takes plac ...

, with the Protestant church 'Erlöserkirche', and then further to the north. The first house on the left side was the villa of

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, a mistress of Ludwig I. Today it houses the Student Union of the

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. The large sculpture " Walking Man" was created by the artist Jonathan Borofsky. The street is one of the most important ones in Munich, featuring shops, cinemas, hotels, open air cafés and restaurants and a major

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. Throughout the year it is a location for various events such as the

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and street festivals like the

Streetlife Festival The Streetlife Festival in Munich is a mixture of street festival, environmental exhibition and fair. It takes place every year over two weekends in May / June and September. The venue is Leopoldstraße and the Ludwigstraße - from Georgenstraße ...

, during which Leopoldstraße is partially or completely closed to automobile traffic. After major sporting events the boulevard of Schwabing is occupied by celebrating fans. In the side streets east of

, (Occam-, Feilitzsch-, Sieges-, Marktstraße) an amusement quarter with many pubs and bars is located, some with live music. Below the street are since 1971 the tunnels of Munich subway lines 3 and 6 with the stations Giselastraße and

. In 1962, Leopoldstraße was the scene of the ''Schwabinger Krawalle'' (Schwabing riots) and from 1995 to 2001 of the annual technoparade

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