Architecture, Urban Planning, and Political Authority in Ludwig I's Munich Export

@article{citeulike:5937454, abstract = {During the early nineteenth century, Bavarian King Ludwig I embarked on an ambitious building program aimed at transforming his capital city Munich into a material expression of his authority. Ludwig commissioned a series of museums, palaces, and monuments in an attempt to associate his reign with the greatness of ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy. Although Ludwig championed these projects as providing cultural enrichment for his subjects, political calculations played a paramount role. Ludwig's new Munich was framed around monumental buildings, squares, and boulevards meant to position the monarchy as an unassailable cultural and political authority. 10.1177/0096144209333310}, author = {Hagen, Joshua}, citeulike-article-id = {5937454}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0096144209333310}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://juh.sagepub.com/content/35/4/459.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://juh.sagepub.com/content/35/4/459.full.pdf}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0096144209333310}, journal = {Journal of Urban History}, keywords = {19thcentury, architecture, authority, bavaria, boulevards, buildings, culture, glyptothek, hellenism, king\_ludwig, klenze, koenigsplatz, ludwig\_der\_erste, ludwigstrasse, monarchy, monuments, munich, palaces, planning, politics, squares, symbolism, urban\_planning}, month = {May}, number = {4}, pages = {459--485}, posted-at = {2009-10-13 17:53:30}, priority = {4}, title = {Architecture, Urban Planning, and Political Authority in Ludwig I's Munich}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0096144209333310}, volume = {35}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5937454 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5937454 N2 - During the early nineteenth century, Bavarian King Ludwig I embarked on an ambitious building program aimed at transforming his capital city Munich into a material expression of his authority. Ludwig commissioned a series of museums, palaces, and monuments in an attempt to associate his reign with the greatness of ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy. Although Ludwig championed these projects as providing cultural enrichment for his subjects, political calculations played a paramount role. Ludwig's new Munich was framed around monumental buildings, squares, and boulevards meant to position the monarchy as an unassailable cultural and political authority. 10.1177/0096144209333310 IS - 4 JF - Journal of Urban History EP - 485 TI - Architecture, Urban Planning, and Political Authority in Ludwig I's Munich VL - 35 SP - 459 KW - 19thcentury KW - architecture KW - authority KW - bavaria KW - boulevards KW - buildings KW - culture KW - glyptothek KW - hellenism KW - king_ludwig KW - klenze KW - koenigsplatz KW - ludwig_der_erste KW - ludwigstrasse KW - monarchy KW - monuments KW - munich KW - palaces KW - planning KW - politics KW - squares KW - symbolism KW - urban_planning AU - Hagen, Joshua PY - 2009/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0096144209333310 ER -