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Munich - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Detail of the Magdalenenklause, a hermitage, designed as an artificial ruin, so these cracks are intentional and part of the design. Located in the Nymphenburg Palace Park.
The purpose of the building was to serve as a memento mori for the Elector (Kurfürst) Max Emanuel - he was supposed to visit the building and contemplate the transience of being alive and a ruler.
Unfortunately Max Emanuel did not live long enough to see the building completed - sic transit gloria...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Munich - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Detail of the Magdalenenklause, a hermitage, designed as an artificial ruin, so these cracks are intentional and part of the design. Located in the Nymphenburg Palace Park.
The purpose of the building was to serve as a memento mori for the Elector (Kurfürst) Max Emanuel - he was supposed to visit the building and contemplate the transience of being alive and a ruler.
Unfortunately Max Emanuel did not live long enough to see the building completed - sic transit gloria...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.