palace in Munich

Nymphenburg Palace

Also known as Schloss Nymphenburg

A baroque summer palace of the Wittelsbach dynasty, with one of the largest palace parks in Europe. The Gallery of Beauties and the Marstallmuseum (carriage museum) are the interior highlights. The park is free and open year-round. Located in western Munich, reachable by tram.

Nymphenburg Palace is the summer residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty in western Munich, begun in 1664 and expanded over a century into a 700-meter Baroque facade. The interior highlights are the Gallery of Beauties, 36 portraits by Joseph Karl Stieler commissioned by Ludwig I depicting women of all social classes including his mistress Lola Montez, and the Amalienburg hunting lodge in the park, whose circular Hall of Mirrors in silver and pale blue is one of Europe’s finest Rococo rooms. The 180-hectare palace park is free and open year-round. Palace adults EUR 15; park free. Tram 17 from central Munich, 20 minutes.

Type
palace
Destination
Munich
Cost
Paid entry
Founded
1664
Era
Baroque
Address
Schloss Nymphenburg 1, 80638 Munich
Coordinates
48.1583, 11.5033
Official website
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