Brienner Straße (Munich)

The neoclassical Brienner Straße in Munich is one of four royal avenues and was constructed in line with a draft of Karl von Fischer under the reign of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria from 1812 onwards. It is starting at "Odeonsplatz" on the northern fringe of the Old Town close to the Residenz, runs from east to west and passes the "Wittelsbacher Platz" and the "Karolinenplatz" with its obelisk and finally opens into the impressive "Königsplatz", designed with the "Doric" "Propylaea ", the "Ionic" "Glyptothek" and the "Corinthian" "State Museum of Classical Art", on its back side St. Boniface's Abbey was erected. The area around Königsplatz is home to the Kunstareal, Munich's gallery and museum quarter, also including the "Alte Pinakothek," the "Neue Pinakothek," the "Pinakothek der Moderne" and the "Lenbachhaus".

Most of the avenue's mansions were erected in strict Neo-Classical style, such as the "Almeida Palais". Several buildings were destroyed during World War II.

The Brown House, the national headquarters of the Nazi Party ("Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei") in Germany was located at 45 Brienner Straße.