The Residenz, the stunning Royal Residence in the heart of Munich (Bavaria), Part.I

The Residenz, the stunning Royal Residence in the heart of Munich (Bavaria), Part.I

Hello travelers

It took me some time to start writing about this place, I really couldn't decide how to share it with you, so I decided to divide it into three parts exactly as it is mentioned in the offer of the entrance tickets.

If somehow you are in Munich and you want to check this place (I highly recommend it) I advise you to start the day with this place, do not make the mistake that we did, namely we visited a little something around the city and then around 13 we decided to visit this place.

The palace is not a small one, but he is divided into three options for sightseeing so consider that you'll be here a lot, more you'll have to face the crowds of tourists but you'll also have a lot of walking, so idea allocate at least four and a half hours to visit all three.

I will start directly with the price of the ticket here, as I wrote above there are three options, you can visit them individually or you can get a combined ticket, we chose the combined ticket that gave us access to all three objectives and cost 17euro/person, and for the rest of the prices I will leave below a detailed picture.

Directly from the main street we entered through a huge wooden door and above the door it said RESIDENZ MUNCHEN, then we entered a rather large courtyard but very beautiful, we followed the crowd and we entered a building that said RESIDENZ MUSEUM, here surprise, we entered a souvenir shop, but looking closer we noticed that here is also the ticket office, so let's go and buy our ticket that gives us access to all three objectives.

With the ticket in hand we move on where we receive an audio guide that will help us to better understand what we will see here, let's not forget one detail, inside the palace you are not allowed with backpack, food, liquids, so we were instructed to leave our backpacks in a special place, after we left our luggage we received a plastic thing on which was written a number, be careful not to lose that object.

Let the exploration of Germany's largest palace begin.

No need to worry, everywhere, in every room there are information boards with perfect explanations to help you understand what you're seeing, plus it's simple to use these audio guides.

Inside the palace
The Hall of Antiquities (Antiquarium), built between 1568 and 1571 for the antique collection of Duke Albert V (1550–1579) by Wilhelm Egkl and Jacobo Strada, is the largest Renaissance hall north of the Alps. It was remodelled into a banqueting hall by Friedrich Sustris in 1586–1600. The Antiquarium housed the Ducal Library until 1581. The low hall was then covered with a barrel vault that had 17 window lunettes. The hall was adorned with paintings by Peter Candid, Antonio Ponzano, and Hans Thonauer the Elder, though some were initially designed by Sustris himself. The Court Chapel (Hofkapelle), the Emperor's Staircase (Kaisertreppe) and Imperial Hall (Kaisersaal), the Stone Rooms (Steinzimmer; 1612–1617; general design by Hans Krumpper) and the Trier Rooms (Trierzimmer); ceiling frescoes by Peter Candid) built for Elector Maximilian I are typical examples from the early 17th century.

The Baroque era is represented by the Papal Rooms (Päpstlichen Zimmer), erected under his son Elector Ferdinand Maria (1651–1679). Pope Pius VI lived here during his visit in Munich in 1782. As a result, the rooms were named after him. The extensions of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel (1679–1726), especially the Alexander room and Summer room, are representative living rooms. They were altered not long after his death. The remains were destroyed during the residence fire of 1729.

In addition to the rich accumulation of furniture, paintings and sculptures, today the museum contains bronze work, clocks, tapestries, porcelain and several special collections such as masterpieces of bronze art, European miniatures and liturgical vestments. The Wittelsbach dynasty porcelain collection includes items from their own Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory as well as from such famous porcelain producers such as Sèvres in France and Royal Porcelain from Berlin. The Wittelsbach East Asian collection includes over 500 pieces of porcelain and some paintings. In the Royal Silver Chambers, valuable pieces are housed. The collection of relics of the Munich Residenz come from the era of the Counter-Reformation. In the Festsaalbau bronze sculptures from the late 16th and early 17th centuries are presented, one of the richest collections of European bronze art from the Mannerism and early Baroque eras.

The palace has many interior courtyards and in some of them there are terraces where you can relax with a cold drink.

I walked so much through this palace that at one point I felt as if my legs were no longer holding me up, so we took a break..

My dears, I'm glad you've made it this far and yes, I know I've attached a lot of photos, but it was hard to limit myself to just a few because I had to choose from over 400 photos.

The first part of the trilogy (Royal Residence) that I want to share with you has come to an end so we'll see you in the next travel blog with the next place here.

THE END!

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P.S. The attached picture you have just seen are taken by me with my mobile phone(Samsung Galaxy S21), and the text is also designed by me.

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