Maximilianeum
You’re in front of the Maximilianeum, a palatial building that links education and state power in Munich. The foundation story begins in 1852, when King Maximilian II set up an educational institution to prepare gifted students for the civil service, and construction was launched on his initiative in 1857. The building’s completion was delayed by weight problems until 1874, and the façade plan—originally Neo-Gothic—was reshaped into a more quasi-Renaissance look through work attributed to Gottfried Semper, producing arches, columns, mosaics, and niches with busts. This same site later took on a different role: after World War II bombing damage and rebuilding, the Bavarian state government moved in during 1949, and the building has housed the Bavarian State Parliament ever since. …
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