In contrast to Ludwigstrasse, the big boulevard of his father Ludwig I and to Maximilianstrasse, the boulevard of his brother Maximilian II, Prinzregentenstrasse was not planned as an administrative centre with a specially developed style; it was projected as a noble middle-class avenue.
Many museums can be found along the avenue, such as the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum, by Gabriel von Seidl 1894-1900), the Schackgalerie (by Max Littmann, 1907) and the Villa Stuck (1898) of Franz von Stuck which is already situated on the eastern side of the Isar river.