View from the Park

The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

History

The building of the palace was commissioned by the Kurfürst couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Max Emmanuel.

Starting in 1701, the heir to the Bavarian throne, Max Emmanuel conducted a systematic extension of the palace. The palace was for a long time the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.

Maximilian I of Bavaria died there in 1825, and Ludwig II of Bavaria was born there in 1845.

The castle today

The palace, together with its park is now one of the most famous sights of Munich. It houses the "Galery of Beauties" of king Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Miscellaneous

The palace and its park were some of the main filming locations of Alain Resnais' 1961 movie Last Year at Marienbad.

External link

• Official site (http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/schloss/objekte/ny_schl.htm)