Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Residenz
Located in the heart of the city, this former residence of Bavarian kings and
home of the Wittelsbach dynasty until 1918 was gradually transformed from a
moated castle (1385) into an extensive complex with seven courtyards. Highlights
include the largest secular Renaissance building (the Antiquarium), interiors
from the 17th century and the Rococo period, and Leo von Klenze's Classicist
Königsbau. The complex also houses special collections such as the silver and
church vestments collection, and porcelain from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Top 10 Sights
1 Antiquarium
2 Cuvilliés Theater
3 Schatzkammer
4 Hofkapelle
5 Courtyards
6 Reiche Kapelle
7 Reiche Zimmer
8 Egyptian Art Museum
9 Coin Collection
0 Hofgarten
View into the Grottenhof of
the Residenz
The historic Café
Tambosi in the Hof-
garten offers light
meals. The Pfälzer
Residenzweinstube
(Residenzstr. 1) offers
heartier fare.
!
Antiquarium
Commissioned by
Albrecht V, this Renaissance
jewel
(centre)
was built
between 1568 and 1571
and is the Residenz's
oldest room.
Allegoric frescoes,
grotesques, and
Bavarian landscape
scenes embellish
the 69-m- (225-ft-)
long barrel vault.
There are numerous
guided tours in and
around the Residenz.
• Residenzstr. 1
•
U3/U6: Odeonsplatz
• Map L3-M3
•
(089) 29 06 71
• Residenz: Open
Apr-mid-Oct: 9am-6pm
daily; mid-Oct-Mar:
10am-5pm daily (one
section of the Residenz
is open mornings, one
in the afternoon)
•
Closed 1 Jan; Shrove
Tue; 24, 25 & 31 Dec
•
Adm: €6 (reduced
€5); Combined adm
to the Residenz and
Schatzkammer: €9
(reduced €8)
• Cuvilliés-Theater: Open
Apr-mid-Jun & Oct:
2-6pm Mon-Sat, 9am-
6pm Sun; mid-Jun-Sep:
9am-6pm daily; Nov-
Mar: 2-5pm Mon-Sat,
10am-5pm Sun
•
Adm: €3 (reduced €2)
• Not wheelchair
accessible
£
Schatz-
kammer
The 16th-century
Schatzkammer
contains worked
gold, porcelain,
the Wittelsbach
dynasty's crown
jewels, and
many other
treasures
(left)
.
@
Cuvilliés
Theater
Built between
1751and 1755, this
beautiful Rococo theatre
by Cuvilliés the Elder is
widely regarded as
Europe's finest
(below)
.
$
Hofkapelle
This elaborately stuc-
coed chapel was built by
Krumpper in 1601-14.
20
The Coin Collection and the Egyptian Art Museum have separate
opening hours and entrance fees.
