Nymphenburg Palace
Baroque palace in Munich, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg, Palace of the Nymphs) is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it constitutes one of the premier royal palaces of Europe. Its frontal width of 632 m (2,073 ft) (north–south axis) even surpasses Versailles.
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General information | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Coordinates | 48°09′29″N 11°30′13″E |
Construction started | 1664 |
Completed | 1675 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Agostino Barelli |
Other designers | Enrico Zucalli, Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Joseph Effner |
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