Walking Man

Walking Man is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing 17 metres tall and weighing 16 tonnes. It is located on the Leopoldstraße in Munich, next to the Munich Re business premises.

Photo: Jonathan Borofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Description: statue by Jonathan Borofsky in Munich
Also known as: “Walking Man (München)” and “Walking Man (Munich)”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giselastraße station and Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

Giselastraße station

Metro station

Photo: Mattes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Giselastraße is a Munich U-Bahn station located in the Munich borough of Schwabing-West. It services both the U3 and U6 subway lines. The station is located underneath Leopoldstraße, one of Munich's main traffic arteries.

Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

University

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The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. Academy of Fine Arts, Munich is situated 490 metres southwest of Walking Man.

Leopoldstraße

Photo: Jonathan Borofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. Leopoldstraße is situated 140 metres south of Walking Man.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Munich and Schwabing.

North Munich

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Northern Munich is a large expanse of the city of Munich bounded to the north by A99 autobahn, to the east by the river Isar, and to the west and south by the railway tracks running from the airport to city centre.