Max-Joseph-Platz

Max-Joseph-Platz

Max-Joseph-Platz is a large square located in the heart of Munich, named after King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. In 1818, the square was laid out alongside the Munich National Theatre to its east. After more than a century of development, it has become one of the most well-known attractions in Munich, bustling with visitors every day.

Max-Joseph-Platz marks the western starting point of the royal boulevard, Maximilianstraße. To its east lies the renowned Munich National Theatre, to the west are middle-class residences, to the north is the Königsbau of the Munich Residenz (famous for its imitation of Florence’s Palazzo Pitti), and to the south is the neo-Renaissance arcade of the Palais Törring-Jettenbach. Between the Königsbau and the Munich National Theatre also stands the Residenz Theatre, which is equally eye-catching.

Max-Joseph-Platz

Why Go: One of Munich’s most famous city squares

Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Germany[Germany]

Province/State: Bavaria [Bavaria]

City: Munich [Munich]