Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Courtyards
Plan of the
Residenz
Kaiserhof
You enter Kaiserhof
through the northern
Renaissance doorway;
the southern doorway
leads into the Mannerist
Grottenhof. Brunnenhof
has an octagonal shape.
Apothekenhof is the
largest courtyard, the
Cuvilliés Theater court-
yard the smallest.
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Herkulessaal
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Grottenhof
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Entrance
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Residenztheater
Apothekenhof
Opera
Brunnenhof
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Hofgarten
Bordered by formal
flowerbeds and hedges,
and shaded by linden
trees, this Renais-
sance garden on the
north side of the
Residenz has an
Italian air. The
Temple of Diana,
a small pavilion lined
with seashells
designed by Hein-
rich Schön the
Elder, marks the
centre of a network
of paths, which
criss-crosses the
garden. To the east
lies the Bavarian
State Chancellery,
a much-debated
modern structure
incorporating the
ruin of the former
army museum.
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Reiche Kapelle
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Egyptian Art
Museum
This museum, opened
in 1970 in a wing of
the Residenz along-
side the Hofgarten, hous-
es a fine collection of
pieces from ancient
Egypt and the Coptic
period
(above right)
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With its ebony altar
and silver bas-reliefs,
Maximilian I's private
chapel (1607) is a prime
example of Mannerist
architecture
(below)
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Destruction and
Reconstruction
Bavaria's rulers built the
Residenz over hundreds
of years; in just a few
hours during World
War II, large sections of
it were destroyed.
Reconstruction began
immediately after the
war ended. Many of the
art treasures stored
elsewhere during the
war were returned
safely - sometimes by
circuitous routes. Visi-
tors can view some 130
rooms documenting
princely culture from
four centuries.
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Coin Collection
Here the largest
coin collection in the
world can be found,
along with exhibits of
weights and measures.
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Reiche Zimmer
Walk through the
Rittersaal to reach this
series of rooms done in
the early Rococo style. The
Reiche Zimmer, designed
in 1730 by François Cuvil-
liés, and the Grüne Gal-
lerie
(right)
, are but two of
the stunning rooms.
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The Herkulessaal in the Residenz, formerly a throne hall, is a
popular concert venue because of its excellent acoustics.
