The tower with a past
Innenstadt
Munich, Bayern 80333
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Lenbachplatz 7 Innenstadt Munich, Bayern 80333 |
Almost completely destroyed in 1944, Maxburg Castle's grounds underwent modern development in the post-war period. Originally known as Wilhelminische Veste (after Wilhelm V, 1579-97, who commissioned Heinrich von Schön the Elder to build it), the castle was later home to Count Maximilian Philipp (Kurfürst Maximilian). The only surviving part of the original building is the tower on the northern side of the grounds. The courtyard houses the ornate Moses Fountain made by Joseph Henselmann in 1955; the Maxburgstraße facade boasts a mosaic by Spreng and Braun and a relief by Knappe, both of which are examples of 1950s art. Review © 2009, Wcities |
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