Herzog-Max-Palais
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The Herzog-Max-Palais was a neoclassical palace at Ludwigstraße 13 in Munich, Germany. It belonged to the House of Wittelsbach and was built from 1828 to 1830 for Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, fa
Plaque commemorating Herzog-Max-Palais as the birthplace of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Sketch by Leo von Klenze, 1830
Floor plan, 1830
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music
Herzog-Max-Palais
…Herzog-Max-Palais was a neoclassical palace at Ludwigstraße 13 in Munich, Germany. It belonged to the House of Wittelsbach and was built from 1828 to 1830 for Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In 1937, the palace was destroyed by the Nazi Party in order to widen the Ludwigstraße. The successor construction…
Maximilian Joseph, c. 1870
A young Duke Maximilian Joseph. Portrait painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, between 1825 and 1831.
Engagement portrait of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1828.
Possenhofen Castle