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Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Ludwigstrasse, this great boulevard running from Odeonsplatz to the Siegestor is another realisation of King Ludwig I's dreams to make Munich a city of royal dimensions

The palazzi at the southern end in Italien Renaissance style by Leo von Klenze, University, St.Ludwig's church, Bavarian state library by Friedrich von Gärtner

View on the Victory Gate (Siegestor) from Odeonsplatz

Equestrian statue of Ludwig I in Odeonsplatz

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Ludwigskirche

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Famous view to Victory Gate (Siegestor) with Theatiner Church and Luwigs Church

The Ludwigstraße is one of the city's four royal avenues next to the Brienner Straße, the Maximilianstraße and the Prinzregentenstraße. The avenue is named in honour of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The Ludwigstraße has served also for state parades and funeral processions

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The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) and Saint Ludwig church

With its collections currently comprising around 9.81 million

books, the Bavarian State Library ranks among the best research libraries worldwide

Aristoteles by Roland von Boh

The four larger-than-life stone statues designed by Ludwig von Schwanthaler prominently situated at the flight of stairs are affectionately called "the four magi" by the Munich population

Thukydides by Hans Vogel

At the stairway, designed by Ludwig von Schwanthaler "The Four Magi" - the founder of scientific history, Thucydides, the poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer, the philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle, and the famous physician of antiquity, Hippocrates

Library’s historical stock encompasses one of the most important manuscript collections of the world, the largest collection of incunabula worldwide, as well as numerous further important special collections

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The Catholic Parish and University Church Saint Louis, called Ludwigskirche,  is a monumental church in neo-romanesque style with the second-largest altar fresco of the world

The building, with its round arches called the Rundbogenstil, strongly influenced other church architecture, train stations and synagogues in both Germany and the United States

The Ludwigskirche was built between 1829 and 1844 by the architect Friedrich von Gärtner

The sculpture Four Evangelists with Jesus Christ was designed by Ludwig von Schwanthaler

LudwigkircheIn the years 2007-2009 Ludwigkircheroof was re-covered in the originally planned mosaic decoration

The church is 60 m long and 20 m wide. The towers are 71 meters high and each equipped with six bells

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The frescoes of the church were created by Peter von Cornelius. They are perhaps one of the most important mural works of modern times

The large fresco of the Last Judgment, over the high altar in Ludwigkirche church, measures 62 feet (19 m) in height by 38 feet (12 m) in width. The frescoes of the Creator, the Nativity, and the Crucifixion in the same building are also upon a large scale

The large fresco of the Last Judgment, over the high altar in Ludwigkirche church by Peter von Cornelius.The work was rejected by the King, and Cornelius left Munich shortly afterward

Sanctuary and High Altar of the Ludwigskirche The Last Judgment by Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867)

Siegestor - Victory GateThe Siegestor crowns the northern end of Ludwigstrasse. King Ludwig I dedicated it to the victorious Bavarian army and its success in the Napoleonic War of liberation. Modeled by architect Friedrich von Gärtner after Constantine's Arch in Rome, the Siegestor was constructed between 1843 and 1852

Bavaria with a lion quadriga, designed by Martin von Wagner

Siegestor, bas-relief depicting battle fought by Bavarian army

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