Leopoldstrasse

The Leopoldstraße in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen is a major boulevard as a continuation of Ludwigstrasse, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, north of the Siegestor.ArchitectureIt was named after Prince Leopold of Bavaria, son of the late Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Previously the southern part of this road was called Schwabinger Way. From the street Milbertshofener / Domagkstrasse the Leopoldstrasse is named Ingolstädter Strasse.The Leopoldstrasse runs from the Siegestor and the Art Academy in the south to the Münchner Freiheit with the Protestant church 'Erlöserkirche' and then further to the north. The first house on the left side was the villa Lola Montez, a mistress of Ludwig I, today it houses the Student Union of the University. The large sculpture "Walking man" has been created by the artist Jonathan Borofsky.