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Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany.

The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace was the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.
The palace was commissioned by the electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. The centre pavilion was completed in 1675.
Starting in 1701, the heir to the sovereign duchies of Bavaria, Max Emanuel, conducted a systematic extension of the palace. Two pavilions were added each in the south and north of Barelli's palace by Enrico Zucalli and Giovanni Antonio Viscardi. Later, the south section of the palace was further extended to form the court stables. As a balance, the orangerie was added to the north. Finally, a grand circle with baroque mansions (the Schlossrondell) was erected under Max Emanuel's son Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Albert.
With the treaty of Nymphenburg concluded in July 1741, Charles Albert allied with France and Spain against Austria. For a long time, the palace was the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. King Max I Joseph died there in 1825, and his great-grandson King Ludwig II was born there in 1845.
Today, Nymphenburg is open to the public, but also continues to be a home and chancery for the head of the house of Wittelsbach, currently HRH Franz, Duke of Bavaria.
The palace, together with its park, is now one of the most famous sights of Munich. ome rooms still show their original baroque decoration while others were later redesigned in rococo or neoclassical style.