Bernd-Eichinger-Platz is a square in theMunich district ofMaxvorstadt. It refers to the area in front of the entrance to theUniversity of Television and Film Munich and then toGabelsbergerstraße.[1]
After film producerBernd Eichinger died of a heart attack in January 2011, his widowKatja Eichinger suggested that the city of Munich name a place after him in memory of Eichinger's services to Munich as a film location and his life's work. The green space in front of theHochschule für Fernsehen und Film, where Eichinger himself had studied, was chosen as an appropriate location. The Bavarian Finance MinisterMarkus Söder agreed to a corresponding proposal. The university also welcomed the idea. By decision of the MunichCity Council of 19 April 2012 the name was made official.[2]
On 7 May 2012, the street sign was ceremoniously unveiled byLord MayorUde in the presence of Eichinger's widow Katja and daughterNina.[3]
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