Nymphenburg Palace
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The Nymphenburg Palace (Template:Lang-de), i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.
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The Garden pavilions
Within the park, a number of pavilions were built:
- The Pagodenburg (1716–1719) - an octagonal, two story pavilion with Delft tile decoration downstairs and Chinoiserie upstairs. It was built by Joseph Effner.
- The Badenburg (1719–1721) - a Baroque pavilion also by Joseph Effner. It contains a grand banqueting hall and a very large tiled bath. Some rooms are decorated with various Chinese wallpapers.
- The Magdalenenklause - a faux ruin for retreat and meditation, erected between 1725 and 1728.
- The Amalienburg - a Rococo hunting lodge constructed in 1734-1739 by François de Cuvilliés for Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia, including a hall of mirrors and a kennel room for the hunting dogs. The building with its decoration is a definite masterpiece on the climax of European rococo.
- The Apollotemple - a neoclassical monopteros temple by Leo von Klenze, erected in 1862-1865
The architecture of the garden pavilions was influential for other architecture in Germany. So the Wittelsbach Falkenlust Palace was built in the style of the Amalienburg while the Pagodenburg served as prototype for the building of the same name in Rastatt.
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