Propylaea (Munich)
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The Propylaea (German:Propyläen) is a gate in Munich at the west side of Koenigsplatz.
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The building constructed in Doric order was completed by Leo von Klenze in 1862 and evokes the monumental entrance of the Propylaea for the Athenian Acropolis. The gate was created as a memorial for the accession to the throne of Otto of Greece, a son of the principal King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The reliefs and sculptures celebrating the Bavarian prince and the Greek War of Independence were created by Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler.
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Coordinates: 48°08′46″N 11°33′51″E / 48.1461°N 11.5642°E
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