Residenz
The Munich Residenz—the Wittelsbach rulers’ former royal palace—holds a scale you rarely see in a city center: it is the largest city palace in Germany, with ten courtyards and 130 rooms. The story begins in 1385, when the first buildings on this site were erected and financed by the township of Munich as a sanction for a failed uprising against Stephen III (1375–1413) and his younger brothers. Over time, the complex grows into three recognizable parts: the Königsbau near Max-Joseph-Platz, the Alte Residenz toward Residenzstraße, and the Festsaalbau toward the Hofgarten. After World War II reconstruction, a wing of the Festsaalbau includes the Cuvilliés Theatre, while the Herkulessaal became the primary concert venue for the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. …
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