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Schloss Nymphenburg Gardens (Munich, Germany)

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach.

 

The palace was commissioned by the prince-electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to the designs of the Italian architect Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. The central pavilion was completed in 1675. As a building material served limestone from Kelheim. The castle was gradually expanded and transformed over the years.

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Uploaded on June 18, 2014
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