- Type
- Palace / château
- Origins
- 1385 · 14th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Coordinates
- 48.1411°, 11.5787°
History
After a revolt by the townspeople, the Wittelsbachs built a moated castle known as the Neuveste on the edge of Munich in 1385. In 1568–1571 Duke Albert V added the Antiquarium to house his collection of ancient sculpture, and in the early 17th century Elector Maximilian I expanded the residence around several courtyards. In the mid-18th century François de Cuvilliés designed a Rococo theatre here, and King Ludwig I commissioned Leo von Klenze to add the Königsbau and the Festsaalbau. After the fall of the monarchy in 1918 the palace became a museum. It was badly damaged in the Second World War and rebuilt over several decades.
What to see
The Residenz Museum covers more than a hundred rooms: the Renaissance Antiquarium with its painted vault, the Rococo Rich Rooms, chapels and royal apartments. The Treasury displays the crowns, jewels and reliquaries of the Wittelsbachs, and performances are still staged in the Cuvilliés Theatre. Look into the Grotto Courtyard with its shell decoration and stroll through the Hofgarten.
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