Amalienburg

Exterior

The Amalienburg is an elaborate hunting lodge in the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, southern Germany. It was constructed in 1734-1739 by François de Cuvilliés, in Rococo style, for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria.

Architecture

Most of the ground floor is given over to the round Hall of Mirrors in the center of the building which was designed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and Joachim Dietrich (1690–1753). It creates an ethereal atmosphere in the Bavarian national colors of silver and blue.

The Blue Cabinet was the bedroom of the Electress and the pavilion also accommodates a kennel room for the hunting dogs. The kitchen is decorated with precious tiles from Delft which when being laid were mixed up by workers in the wrong order. The Castrol stove (1735) built for the kitchen is a masonry construction with several fireholes covered by perforated iron plates. It is also known as a stew stove and was the first design that completely enclosed the fire.

External links

• Official Webpage

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Coordinates: 48°9′22″N 11°30′2″E / 48.15611°N 11.50056°E / 48.15611; 11.50056

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