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Königsplatz is an
U-Bahn Rapid transit in Germany consists of four systems and 14 systems. The , commonly understood to stand for ('underground railway'), are conventional rapid transit systems that run mostly underground, while the or ('city rapid railway') are c ...
station in
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on the U2 line of the Munich U-Bahn system. It is located in the
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district. The station is close to many museums including the
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. The walls behind the platforms are decorated with
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s of famous works of art. The station is named after the square above and opened on October 18, 1980. The floor is different from the other stations opened that year, with gray-blue Azul granite slabs. The pillars are covered with large brown stone and the ceiling has two lighting bands veneered with aluminum fins. The station was planned under the name Brienner Straße, which runs through Königsplatz above.


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Königsplatz, Munich Königsplatz (, ''King's Square'') is a square in Munich, Germany. Built in the style of European Neoclassicism in the 19th century, it displays the Propyläen Gate and, facing each other, the Glyptothek (archeological museum) and the Staat ...
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List of Munich U-Bahn stations The Munich U-Bahn is a public rapid transit system serving the city of Munich and surrounding communities. The system is operated by the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG, "Munich Transport Company") and served over 375 million passengers per y ...


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Munich U-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1980 1980 establishments in West Germany {{Munich-U-Bahn-stub