Nymphenburg

The Nymphenburg castle with Munich is regarded in the whole world as one of most beautiful because of its architecture and its particular configuration.

History

The central building is ordered in the style of an Italian villa in 1664 by the prince-voter Ferdinand Marie of Bavaria in gift with his wife Henriette Adélaïde of Savoy, at the time of the birth of his/her son Maximilien-Emmanuel. The architect is Agostino Berelli.

The castle was increased and gradually transformed during time, in particular by the addition of side wings, the stables and an orangery. Finished in 1730, circular installation (Schlossrondell) in front of the principal wing was regarded at the time as an architectural wonder. The castle was the residence of summer of the Wittelsbach and formed part today, with the park which is next to it, of the most known curiosities of Germany.

The king Maximilien I {{er}} died there in 1825, and Louis II there born in 1845.

The Palate

The Steinerner Saal , with the frescos with the ceiling of the brothers Johann Baptist and Dominikus Zimmermann and decorations of François de Cuvilliés, is impressive. It occupies, as a hall, three levels of the central house of the palate. Some rooms preserved their original decoration baroque, others were transformed into style rococo or neo-classic. A part shelters the " today; gallery of the beautés" of the king Louis Ier of Bavaria. The first stage shows a porcelain collection of Nymphenburg whose manufacture had been founded by Maximilien III Joseph of Bavaria.

The park

The park was very largely increased at the 18th century and was transformed into French style (Versailles model) by Girard as from 1715. When at the 19th century English style " naturel" détrôna French taste " artificiel" , Schell transformed the park of the castle into a garden of the English type, but by preserving however the bases of the garden baroque, decorated of several Fabrique S.

In the hunting lodge of Amalienburg, built about 1740, the room of the round ices (decoration money on blue bottom), with its allegories of hunting, is regarded as single in its kind. Beside the room of rest and room of hunting, both decorated out of money and gold, the kitchen equipped with Dutch squares is also a remarkable part.

Badenburg is one of the first heated covered swimming pools of modern times. Construction on two floors was set up of 1719 to 1721 by Josef Effner like small castle of baths of the court for max Emmanuel. The village hall comprises rich person stuccos of fruits and shells, the painting of the ceiling Apollon in the tank of the Sun is due to J. Amigoni.

Pagodenburg, also of Effner, is a house of with a plan in cross. Formerly, the house was used at rest after the plays as court. The parts are arranged with the mode of formerly of the Far East with Chinoiserie S. the outside is decorated with Masque S of Bacchus, of Flore, Neptune and Cérès.

Magdalenenklause was arranged as Ermitage by Effner of 1725 to 1728 for max Emmanuel, prince voter already extremely old. The architecture of this " retraite" , with intention, ruinous, has Moorish elements in addition to the novels and Gothics. The painting of the ceiling of the vault (subjects of the life of penitent the Marie Magdeleine) is due to Cuvilliés.

Marstallmuseum (museum of the stables) in the southern wing of the castle presents a collection of luxurious carosses in the rooms of the old stables of the court as well as sledges, harnesses and saddles which point out the brilliant times of the Wittelsbach. The exposed objects most known are state coach them of the king Louis II.

Monopteros, Neo-classic Temple , was drawn by Leo von Klenze.

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