Königsplatz or Kings Square ( German: Königsplatz ) - Munich square on Briennerstrasse in the urban district of Maxforstadt .
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Königsplatz square was erected at the direction of the Crown Prince Ludwig in 1815 by the architect Leo von Klenze [1] in the likeness of the antique forum on the projects of Karl von Fischer . Construction continued in the years 1816-1830. At the request of the future king of Bavaria , Königsplatz was to become a cultural square in the " New Athens on Isar " [2] .
In the northern part there is a Glyptotek with a rich collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. In the western part are the Propylaea , the “gate of the square” (a copy of the entrance to the temple on the Acropolis ). On the south side of the square is the State Antique Collection of the work of architect George Friedrich Zibland .
The glyptotek is an ionic order , the Propylaea is Doric , and the Antique collection is Corinthian .
At the end of the square is the Abbey of St. Boniface , built in the Byzantine style .
In 1933-1936, according to the project of Paul Ludwig Troost , the administrative building of the NSDAP and the Führerbau were built in the eastern part of the square (preserved to this day). Between them were built two (northern and southern) Temples of Honor , into which on November 9, 1935 sarcophagi with the ashes of 16 Nazis who died during the beer coup of 1923 were transferred.
During the Third Reich, the square was used for mass rallies.
After World War II, the American occupation administration was located in Führerbau , and the Temples of Honor were blown up (their ivory-covered plinths are now preserved).
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- ↑ Leo von Klenze (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 24, 2009. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Konigsplatz square and its attractions