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SCHLEISSHEIM PALACES
Royal Bavarian Baroque Grandeur and Gardens

Schleissheim Baroque Palace Near Munich photoLike a Baroque playground, the palace park in the village of Oberschleissheim north of Munich remains the vestige of a grand and glorious age, as well as monument to unfulfilled ambition. Three palaces inhabit the grounds of an extensive park with glorious facades of imperial white and yellow, fronted by the symmetrical balance which favored by the Baroque ideas of architecture, a square equilibrium counter-pointed by a mad ornate decoration. The palace complex was first acquired as a contemplative country retreat by the Duke Wilhelm V in the 16th Century, but expanded over the next hundred years into one of the grand examples of Bavarian Royal Palaces with expansive formal gardens.

New Schleissheim Palace

Stairway Schleissheim Neu Palace photoThe grandest of the of the palaces the New Palace Schleissheim (Neues Schloss) which reflects the ambition of the Elector Max Emanuel who ordered it built after his defeat of the Turks in 1688 (see Bavarian Military Museum Ingolstadt) with the intention of its being his palace once being named Holy Roman Emperor. That never happened as Emanuel lost the rule of Bavaria in the War of Succession and found himself instead the governor of the Spanish Netherlands for eleven years as his palace stood empty. The New Schleissheim Palace’s main wing was begun in 1701 but not completed until 1726, with later additions. The palace was intended to have several wings, but only the long two story main wing was completed. In one of the palace rooms is a model of how the palace complex design was intended.

Grand Gallery Baroque Cieling Fresco photoThe most notable spaces of the palace are the Grand Hall and Grand Gallery where lectures and concerts are held on occasion. The impressive grand staircase leads to four of the state apartments devoid of furnishings but retaining the baroque wall decorations and parquet floors now house the collection of the Gallery of Baroque Paintings owned by the Bavarian State Picture Collections. The paintings of portraits, landscapes and military victories including works Decorations Royal Apartment photoby Rubens and Van Dyck fittingly hang in one of the great examples of German Baroque palaces. The Victory Hall and Chapel of the Electress retain the most elaborate Baroque design decoration. When Bavaria returned to the Wittelsbach family, Max Emanual’s son, Charles who did become emperor (Charles VII) preferred the Nymphenburg Palace to Schleissheim (see Schloss Nymphenburg Summer Palace) so the palace park remained an occasional project with additions by King Ludwig I in the 19th Century.

Old Schleissheim Palace

Old Schloss Palace Schleissheim photoThe original Renaissance palace at Schleissheim now called the Old Palace (Alte Schloss) was begun in 1598 by Duke Wilhelm as a hermitage. It was rebuilt in 1617 in the style of an Italian Villa by Maximillian I from plans by architect Heinrich Schön the Elder. The façade of the old palace today is a rather plain shadow of what it once was. The building was almost completely destroyed by bombs in WWII, reconstructed after having the misfortune of being near the Schleissheim airfield (see Schleissheim Aircraft Museum) and factories. The undamaged rear gate entrance retains the look of the old palace design. The Old Palace houses a museum of cultural art including a rather fascinating collection of nativity scenes from around the world and across time.

Lustheim Palace

Lustheim Palace Park Pall Mall View photoThe first of the palaces ordered by Max Emanuel is the smallest of the three palaces at Schleissheim. After his marriage to Maria Antonia, daughter of the Austrian Emperor, Max Emanuel commissioned the building of a garden palace and hunting lodge, the Lustheim Palace which lies at the far end of the palace park gardens from the other two and now houses the Ernst Schneider collection of Meissen Porcelain.

Palace Park Gardens

Hofgarten Garden Canal at Schleissheim photoThe extensive baroque gardens in the Schloss Hofgarten Park retain much of their original form designed by Italian architect Enrico Zuccalli. Max Emanuel's views of palaces in France and Holland influenced him to have his park design infused with canals which add a bucolic naturalness to the more formal lines, with the geometric spaces and walks filled with colorful blooming flowers in summer.

Visiting Schleissheim Royal Palaces

HB Schlosspark Beer Garden Schleissheim photoThe Schleissheim Palaces are open from April through October. The park is open year round from 8am until nightfall. On the grounds of the Hofpark, near the Old Palace, a beer garden operated by the Hofbrau House brewery makes for a stop to slake a thirst after wandering the extensive parklands. From May to September Classical Music Concerts are held in the evenings at the Schleissheim Palace Park. By car the palaces are under 30 minutes from Munich via the A9 (exit Neuherberg) or A92 (exit Oberschleißheim) toward the airport, or by the S1 train direction Freising/Flughafen to Oberschleissheim. The Flugwerft Schleißeim aircraft museum is a 5 minute walk from the Old Palace, follow the road past the beer garden. The Dachau Concentration Camp (see Dachau Holocaust Museum) and the more intimate Dachau Royal Palace (see Schloss Dachau Palace and Garden) are about ten minutes drive to the west. © Bargain Travel Europe

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