View from the Park

The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1522x993, 166 KB) Description: Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1522x993, 166 KB) Description: Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ... Block quote For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Coordinates: Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country: Germany State: Bavaria Administrative region: Upper Bavaria District: Urban district City subdivisions: 25 borroughs Lord Mayor: Christian Ude (SPD) Governing parties: SPD / Greens / Rosa Liste Basic Statistics Area: 310. ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

History

Schloss Nymphenburg, around 1760, as painted by Canaletto.

The palace was commissioned by the electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. The centre building was completed in 1675. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1151, 269 KB) Description:  Title: de: Ansicht von München, Schloß Nymphenburg, von Westen aus gesehen Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 69,5 × 120 cm Country of origin: de: Italien und Deutschland Current location (city): de: Washington (D.C... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1151, 269 KB) Description:  Title: de: Ansicht von München, Schloß Nymphenburg, von Westen aus gesehen Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 69,5 × 120 cm Country of origin: de: Italien und Deutschland Current location (city): de: Washington (D.C... The Stonemasons Yard, painted 1726-30. ... Ferdinand Maria, Picture from 1658 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. ... Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, (Turin, November 6, 1636 - Munich, June 13, 1676), was the wife of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...

Starting in 1701, the heir to the sovereign duchies of Bavaria, Max Emanuel, conducted a systematic extension of the palace. Two pavilions were added each in the south and north of Barelli's palace by Enrico Zucalli and Antonio Viscardi. Later, the south section of the palace was further extended to form the court stables. As a balance, the orangerie was added to the north. Finally, a grand circle with baroque mansions (the Schlossrondell) was erected under Max Emanuel's son Emperor Charles VII Albert. Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745. ...

With the treaty of Nymphenburg concluded in July 1741, Charles Albert allied with France and Spain against Austria. For a long time, the palace was the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. King Max I Joseph died there in 1825, and his great-grandson King Ludwig II was born there in 1845. // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... King Maximilian I of Bavaria. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig (Louis) II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes known in English as Mad King Ludwig and as the Märchenkönig (Fairy-tale King) in German. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Palace

The palace, together with its park, is now one of the most famous sights of Munich. The grand hall "Steinerner Saal", with ceiling frescoes by J. B. and F. Zimmermann and decorations of François Cuvilliés, is an impressive site. Acting as the festive hall, it occupies over three floors of the central pavilion of the palace. François de Cuvilles ( Cuvilliés ) (1698 - c. ...

Ceiling fresco in the Steinerner Saal

Some rooms still show their original baroque decoration, others were later redesigned in rococo or neoclassical style. The former small dining room in the south pavilion today houses the "Gallery of Beauties" of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 624 KB) Ceiling Fresco at Nymphenburg Palace, Munich Painted by Johann Baptist Zimmermann, late 17th Century Photographer:user:Dr. Meierhofer Date: 25. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 624 KB) Ceiling Fresco at Nymphenburg Palace, Munich Painted by Johann Baptist Zimmermann, late 17th Century Photographer:user:Dr. Meierhofer Date: 25. ... Ludwig I (or Louis I, which is the French form of his name, his godfather was Louis XVI of France) (August 25, 1786, Strasbourg – February 29, 1868, Nice) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. ...

The court stables contain one of the most important museums of ancient carriages. They also played a part in historical events - the Paris Coronation Coach for example was used for the coronation of Emperor Charles VII in 1742. Among the main attractions of the museum are the magnificent carriages and sleighs of King Ludwig II. The first floor houses a collection of Nymphenburg porcelain, the factory of which, also located in the palace complex, was founded by Maximilian III Joseph. Nymphenburg porcelain tableware, c. ... Nymphenburg porcelain tableware, c. ... Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. ...

The Park

View on Monopteros from the other side of the lake

Amalienburg

The 200 acre (800,000 m²) park, once an Italian garden (1671), then enlarged and re-arranged in French style by Dominique Girard, a pupil of Le Notre, was finally redone in the English manner in early 19th century by Sckell. He preserved the main elements of the Baroque garden (such as the grand parterre). The park is cut by a long canal in the middle axis which leads from the palace to the marble cascade (decorated with stone figures of Greek gods) in the west. Two lakes are situated on both sides of the canal. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1554x1051, 254 KB) Description: Monopteros, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1554x1051, 254 KB) Description: Monopteros, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x555, 188 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nymphenburg Palace ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x555, 188 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nymphenburg Palace ... Painting of André Le Nôtre by Carlo Maratti André Le Nôtre (March 12, 1613 - September 15, 1700) was a landscape architect and the gardener of King Louis XIV of France from 1645 to 1700. ...

Within the park, a number of pavilions were built:

• the Pagodenburg (1716-1719) - an octagonal, two story pavilion with Delft tile decoration downstairs and Chinoiserie upstairs. It was built by Joseph Effner.
• the Badenburg (1719-1721) - a baroque pavilion also by Joseph Effner, contains a grand banqueting hall and a very large tiled bath. Some rooms are decorated with various Chinese wallpapers.
• the Magdalenenklause - a faux ruin for retreat and meditation, erected between 1725 and 1728.
• the Amalienburg - a rococo hunting lodge constructed in 1734-1739 by François de Cuvilles for Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia, including a hall of mirrors and a kennel room for the hunting dogs. The building with its decoration is a masterpiece of European rococo.
• the Monopteros - a neoclassical temple by Leo von Klenze, erected in 1862-1865

Country Netherlands Province South Holland Coordinates Area 24. ... Chinoiserie refers to an artistic style which reflects Chinese influence and is characterized through the use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns. ... Joseph Effner (baptized February 4, 1687 in Dachau; † February 23, 1745 in Munich) was a German architect and decorator. ... Block quote For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... Amalienburg The Amalienburg is a rococo hunting lodge constructed in 1734-1739 by François de Cuvilles for Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia, in the park of Nymphenburg Palace. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... François de Cuvilles ( Cuvilliés ) (1698 - c. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745. ... Ruhmeshalle in Munich Leo von Klenze (Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze, February 29, 1784 - January 27, 1864) - German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer. ...

Miscellaneous

The palace and its park were some of the main filming locations of Alain Resnais' 1961 movie Last Year at Marienbad. Alain Resnais (born June 3, 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French film director, and a key founder of the french new wave or nouvelle vague film movement. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Still from Lannée dernière à Marienbad Lannée dernière à Marienbad (translated as Last Year in Marienbad in the UK and Last Year at Marienbad in North America) is a 1961 French movie directed by Alain Resnais, starring Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff. ...

Images

Panoramic View of Nymphenburg Palace

View of Schloss Nymphenburg, main approach Image File history File links Download high resolution version (9774x663, 961 KB) Description: Panorama of Nymphenburg Palace, front side Photographer: Patrick Huebgen (copied from the German Wikipedia, uploaded there by user Pahu) File links The following pages link to this file: Nymphenburg Palace ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (9774x663, 961 KB) Description: Panorama of Nymphenburg Palace, front side Photographer: Patrick Huebgen (copied from the German Wikipedia, uploaded there by user Pahu) File links The following pages link to this file: Nymphenburg Palace ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1528x993, 180 KB) Description: Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...	Front view Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 642 KB) Description: Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...	Front view ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1554x1051, 143 KB) Description: Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...	Chinesisches Kabinett with chinoiserie, one of the rooms of Schloss Nymphenburg ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (500x726, 59 KB) Description: Chinesisches Kabinett, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ... Chinoiserie refers to an artistic style which reflects Chinese influence and is characterized through the use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns. ...
View from the Seaside, painting by Josef Wenglein, 1883 Image File history File links Josef_Wenglein_Nymphenburg. ...	So-called "Monopteros" ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1014x1530, 190 KB) Description: Monopteros, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...	View on Monopteros ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1538x1027, 175 KB) Description: Monopteros, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...	Badenburg, royal bathing house ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1544x1035, 184 KB) Description: Badenburg, Schloss Nymphenburg, München. ...
Badenburg, royal bathing house Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x800, 142 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nymphenburg Palace ...	Badenburg, royal bathing house Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2112x2816, 666 KB) Bath of the Bavarian Electors in the Badenburg (1719-22) Nymphenburg Palace Park, Munich (Germany) Photographer:user:Dr. Meierhofer Date: 25. ...	Pagodenburg, royal tea house Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x790, 236 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nymphenburg Palace ...	Magdalenenklause, royal hermitage Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1772x1253, 2096 KB) Schlosspark Nymphenburg: Magdalenenklause. ...

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