ResidenceMunich (München)

Residence Munich (München)

Museum

The Munich Residenz, once the city palace and residence of Bavarian dukes, electors, and kings, is now a museum. This palace is Germany's largest inner-city palace and one of Europe's most significant museums of interior art.

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The origins of the Residenz date back to 1385, when the Neuveste was built on this site. This Gothic moated castle initially served the dukes as a refuge after uprisings by the Munich citizenry. The Neuveste was altered and expanded, gradually losing its original defensive character. Under Duke Wilhelm IV, the complex developed into a Renaissance palace, extended with the Rundstubenbau and the first Hofgarten. Duke Albrecht V had the Antiquarium built, the largest Renaissance hall north of the Alps.

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