Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace)
Two years later, the Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife Henriette Adelaide laid the foundation stone for Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace), which was intended as a hunting and summer residence, to mark the birth of the heir to the throne Max Emanuel (1662). The first building by Agostino Barelli was extended into a large palace complex under Max Emanuel from 1701 by Henrico Zuccalli, who added galleries and two residential pavilions on each side. From 1714 onwards, Joseph Effner designed the four wings on either side and the façades of the central building in the modern French style. The enormous "Stone Hall" of the central building received its rococo decoration under the direction of Johann Baptist Zimmermann and François Cuvilliés the Elder during the reign of Elector Max III Joseph (r. 1745-1777).The interiors combine decorations and furnishings from the Baroque to Classicism. Today, the palace also houses the "Gallery of Beauty" commissioned by King Ludwig I with 36 portraits of beautiful women from all walks of life, painted by Joseph Stieler.
Last edited on 27.10.2023
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