The façade of Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

Schloss Nymphenburg · Munich, Germany (Neuhausen-Nymphenburg)

Foto: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Wittelsbachs' summer palace: its façade is wider than Versailles', and it was the birthplace of Ludwig II, the 'Fairy-Tale King'.

Antes de ir · Know before you go

  • Don't walk on the lawns or flower beds
  • don't feed the swans and waterbirds on the canal
  • no flash inside the palace

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Stories & people

Historias y personajes

Historia

A palace built to celebrate the birth of a prince

In 1664 the Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife Henriette Adelaide ordered Nymphenburg Palace built to celebrate the birth of their heir, Maximilian II Emanuel. More than a century later another famous prince arrived: on 25 August 1845 Ludwig II, who would later build Neuschwanstein, was born in the queen's bedchamber of the palace.

Ludwig II1845–1886

Fuente: Wikipedia: Nymphenburg Palace

Culture

Cultura y costumbres

Contexto cultural

In 1664 the Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife Henriette Adelaide commissioned the architect Barelli to build this palace to celebrate the birth of their son Max II Emanuel. Successive rulers enlarged it into the main summer residence of the Wittelsbachs, Bavaria's ruling family, with a north–south façade 632 m wide — wider even than Versailles. King Maximilian I died here in 1825, and his great-grandson Ludwig II was born here on 25 August 1845; the Marstallmuseum in the palace holds Ludwig II's ornate carriages and sleighs.

Costumbres locales

  • The palace and the Marstallmuseum need tickets
  • the palace park is free and a favourite spot for locals to walk and jog

Etiquette

Normas y tabúes

No lo haga DON'T

  • Don't walk on the lawns or flower beds
  • don't feed the swans and waterbirds on the canal
  • no flash inside the palace

Lo que aprecian los locales DO

Locals appreciate visitors who wander slowly along the canal into the park to see the swans and garden pavilions.

Plan your visit

Información práctica

Mejor épocaSpring, summer and autumn
Tiempo recomendadoHalf a day

Consejos de viaje

  • Trams run from the city centre
  • the palace, Marstallmuseum and park pavilions make a good half day
  • the park is quietest in autumn

Photos

Fotos

Fuentes y notas de verificación

Wikipedia: Nymphenburg Palace