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1664
A couple commissioned it in 1664 after the birth of their son
The palace was commissioned by the electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy in 1664, after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. It was designed by the Italian architect Agostino Barelli, and the central pavilion was completed in 1675.
Wider than Versailles
Its front is wider than Versailles
The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence of the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. Its frontal width of 632 metres even surpasses Versailles. Together with the palace park it is one of the premier royal palaces of Europe.
632 mthe frontal width of the palace, wider than Versailles
Porcelain
A porcelain factory founded in 1747 still works in one of the lodges
Prince-Elector Maximilian III founded the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory in 1747, and it is to this day housed in one of the cavalier's lodges around the grand circle in front of the palace. Its Rococo products by Franz Anton Bustelli and Dominik Auliczek made the name Nymphenburg widely known.
A king's birth
Ludwig II was born here, and the park was opened to the public in 1792
In 1792 Elector Charles Theodor opened the park to the public. The palace was for a long time the favourite summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria, and King Ludwig II was born there in 1845. Today it also continues to be a home for the head of the House of Wittelsbach.
Day 4, morning
Next is Olympiapark.
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