Munich Residenz

On MayDay we visited Munich Residenz, home of Wittelsbach.

Cabinet of Mirrors is a great place to visit if you are beautiful like me.

There may not be a firm and verifiable link between Wittelsbach Dynasty and the Emperors of Ancient Rome, but it is true that the Nobility of Medieval Europe were originally descended from Roman Nobility.

Residenz was heavily destroyed in World War II bombing, but the south side facing Max-Joseph-Platz is the most original.

Residenz Shell Grotto, was built with fresh-water shells and tuff. It dates from 1580s when Northern Europe was still in Renaissance. In other words it was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome.

Allerheiligen-Hofkirche (Munich Residenz) was severely damaged in World War II.

Green Gallery is a ballroom with green silk damask wall paper. Rococo is so ornate that it has to molded from stucco, (not carved from stone).

This 18th-Century Rococo theatre was a favorite of King Ludwig II.