München - Karolinenplatz

The Karolinensplatz, Munich's first star-shaped open space, was laid out in 1809-12 to the plans of Karl von Fischer, who probably took as his model the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. The square is one of those into which the Brienner Strasse opens.

The obelisk (by Leo von Klenze) in the middle of the square commemorates the 30,000 Bavarian soldiers who fell in the Russian campaign of 1812.

The original Neo-Classical uniformity of the square has unfortunately been damaged by later building.

Munich's America House and the Anthropologische Staatssammlung (State Anthropology Collection; viewing by arrangement) are situated on the southwest side of the square.