Germany · 14th century
The Residenz (German: [ʁeziˈdɛnts] ; 'Residence') in central Munich is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is today open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displays from the former royal collections.
The complex of buildings contains ten courtyards and displays 130 rooms. The three main parts are the Königsbau (near the Max-Joseph-Platz), the Alte Residenz ('Old Residence'; towards Residenzstraße) and the Festsaalbau (towards the Hofgarten). A wing of the Festsaalbau contains the Cuvilliés Theatre since the reconstruction of the Residenz after World War II. It also houses the Herkulessaal ('Hercules Hall'), the primary concert venue for the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The Byzantine Court Church of All Saints (Allerheiligen-Hofkirche) at the east side is facing the Marstall, the building for the former Court Riding School and the royal stables.
Text adapted from “Munich Residenz” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Munich Residence ranks #184 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1385, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 29,059 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Munich, 1 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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