Allerheiligen Hofkirche
The Allerheiligen-Hofkirche—Court Church of All Saints—was commissioned in 1825 by Ludwig I of Bavaria, and it is closely tied to the Munich Residenz rather than the wider city. Ludwig’s plan was inspired by the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, where he had attended Christmas mass in 1823, and the commission marked a reversal of secularisation policy begun under his father, Maximilian I. Leo von Klenze (1784–1864) produced designs between 1826 and 1828, and a ceremonial foundation stone was laid in 1826 even before agreement on a design. The church was completed and dedicated on 29 October 1837, with a private entrance intended for the king from inside the Residence and a public entrance facing east toward Marstallplatz. …
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