Nymphenburg Palace is a large Baroque palace in Munich, built as the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria from the Wittelsbach dynasty. It was begun by Electress Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to celebrate the birth of her son, the future Elector Max Emanuel, with the Italian architect Agostino Barelli designing the original central pavilion. Later generations added wings, pavilions and a vast park with canals, fountains and small palaces. The King Ludwig I assembled a Gallery of Beauties in the palace, portraits of women who caught his eye, and King Ludwig II was born there. The palace also houses a porcelain manufactory, and it is open to visitors as a museum.
Before and after
- 1661Construction of Palace of Versailles
- 1662The last confirmed sighting of the dodo
- 30 April 1662Birth of Mary II of England
- 19 August 1662Death of Blaise Pascal
- 1664Construction of Nymphenburg Palace
- 1664Founding of Easthampton
- 1665Construction of Royal Palace of Amsterdam
- 1665Girl with a Pearl Earring
- from 1665 to 1666Great Plague of London
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