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% Palace Gardens
Plan of the Palace Gardens
Symmetrically laid-
out French gardens to
the rear of the palace
give way to an English-
style landscaped park,
which was established
using the existing forest.
The gardens feature pavil-
ions, lodges, fountains,
ornamental ponds, and
other park installations.
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Orangery
Porcelain Factory
( Badenburg
Featuring a ballroom
and a two-storey bathing
hall containing a heated
pool - making it one of
Europe's first - this pavil-
ion is definitely worth a
visit. Three of the pavil-
ion's rooms are lined in
costly Chinese wallpaper.
) Magdalenen-
klause
Grottoes and follies were
an expression of 18th-
century romantic yearn-
ings. This folly contains
rooms of monastic
severity, which served as
a peaceful retreat for
Maximilian II Emanùel,
along with a chapel
located in a grotto.
^ Marstallmuseum
This building houses
carriages and sleighs that
once belonged to the
Bavarian rulers. Ludwig II's
gilded state coach (below)
is one such example.
From Formal Gar-
den to Palace Park
In 1664, the site fea-
tured an ornamental gar-
den. This was enlarged
in 1701 and a canal was
added. Its transforma-
tion into a formal
Baroque garden began
in 1715 under the direc-
tion of Dominique Girard
and Joseph Effner, who
built a system of canals,
fountains, hedged gar-
dens, and a forest-like
park. Pavilions and lodges
were added over the
course of the 18th cen-
tury. In the 19th century,
Friedrich L von Sckell
reconfigured the park in
the style of an English
landscape garden.
* Pagodenburg
In this 18th-century
pavilion with an unusual
octagonal floorplan,
Western and Eastern
ornamentation is beauti-
fully combined (above) .
The ground floor is decor-
ated with Delft tiles.
& Amalienburg
Built by Cuviliés
the Elder between
1734 and 1739 for
Electress Amelia,
this small hunting
lodge is a master-
piece of European
Rococo (right) .
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The Museum Mensch und Natur in the right wing of the palace
features exhibits on natural science. Visit www.musmn.de
 
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