Maximilianstrasse
U-Bahn 4 or 5: Max-Weber-Platz station
It was the wish of Maximilian II, King of Bavaria from 1848 to 1874,
that his name be given to a street. To this end he developed a ‘Municipal
Enhancement Plan’ already during the early Thirties of the 19th
century, which foresaw a spectacular edifice, surrounded by a park, on
the elevated bank of the River Isar. The invitation for tenders turned
into one of the hottest contests between architects the 19th century had
ever seen. Moreover, the actual building process was intended as a
learning-exercise.
The Maximilianeum was constructed between 1857 and 1874. Since 1949
it has been the seat of the Bavarian Parliament.
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