Germany · 17th century
The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg, Palace of the Nymphs) is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it constitutes one of the premier royal palaces of Europe. Its frontal width of 632 m (2,073 ft) (north–south axis) even surpasses Versailles.
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Nymphenburg Palace ranks #67 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1664, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 36,608 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Munich, 6 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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