The palace light mountain is the largest palace in Munich.

Situation

The light mountain palaces (Odeonsplatz 4) lies in the west of the Odeonsplatzes.

History

de Beauharnais, Schwager later king Ludwig I. of Bavaria, at the same time stepson Napoleon, assigned Leo of Klenze the building of a "“suburban city palace"”.

1817-1821 were built the aristocracy palace with approximately 250 areas and some farm buildings of Leo of Klenze as the first building at the Ludwig route. Leo of Klenze understood the palace light mountain as yardstick for the organization of the new splendour road, the Ludwig route. It decided for the style of the Neorenaissance after model of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome.

After the death of the widow of de Beauharnais, Augusts von Leuchtenberg, in the year 1852 became the palace at prince Luitpold, whom sells later prince regent of Bavaria.

To at the beginning of of 1933 the palace light mountain was used for representative purposes of the Bavarian king house and/or the house Wittelsbach. During the Second World War the palace was heavily met in the years 1943 and 1945 with air raids. 1957 acquired the Free State of Bavaria the ruin. After a total abort developed for before-dazzled Ziegelschicht and reconstructed front in the years 1963 to 1967 after plans of Hans Heid and Franz Simm for the Bavarian Department of State of finances a new building in reinforced concrete skeleton building method also. The sketch does not follow the original plans Leo of Klenzes. Only the front is original-faithfully again developed, also the representation rooms of the Treasury as well as the service room of the Minister of State of finances are again in the "“Beletage"” in the 1. Upper floor. Also otherwise little is received from the splendid equipment; these few pieces are today in the lock Nymphenburg. Bertel Thorvaldsens Alexanderfries is only a copy received, which is attached today in the entrance hall of the new Herkulessaales of the residence.

Literature

• Klaus Gallas: Munich. Of the welfischen establishment Heinrichs of the lion up to the present: Art, culture, history. Cologne: DuMont 1979, ISBN 3-7701-1094-3 (DuMont documents: DuMont art travel guide)

Related links

• The palace light mountain in the Internet appearance of the Bavarian Department of State of finances

See also

• Ludwig route
• Odeonsplatz

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