To celebrate the birth of their son and heir, Elector Ferdinand Maria and his consort Henriette Adelaide of Savoy appointed architect Agostino Barelli to build them a summer residence west of Munich. The simple cube-shaped building, begun in 1664, was enlarged under Max Emanuel and Karl Albrecht from plans by Henrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner.
The massive Great Hall ("Steinerner Saal") was decorated in the Rococo style by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and François Cuvilliés the Elder under Elector Max III Joseph. A famous feature of the palace is the "Gallery of Beauties" painted for King Ludwig I by Joseph Stieler.
Beside the palace the extended historic park invites to walks. Learn more about Nymphenburg Palace...
> Location: Munich, Schloss Nymphenburg> Take a virtual walk to Nymphenburg Palace with Google Street View.
> How to get there: All S-Bahn lines except no. 7 to "Laim", then bus no. 51 to the stop "Schloss Nymphenburg" or Underground line U1 to "Rotkreuzplatz", then tram 12 or 17 to the stop "Schloss Nymphenburg"
> Opening times: April-15 October: 9am-6pm, 16 October-March: 10am-4pm, open daily, closed on: 1.1., Shrove Tuesday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.
> Admission charges / Entrance fees 2011: regular 6€, reduced 5€
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Nymphenburg Channel leading to the Palace
