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Schleissheim is a palace complex at Oberschleissheim, 18 km
north of Munich, consisting of three palaces: the Altes Schloss,
Lustheim and the Neues Schloss.
Schleissheim Palace History
William V, Duke of Bavaria, had a simple mansion built here in the late 16th
century. His son Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, had a large new structure, the Altes
Schloss, built there. A single main storey is articulated by disproportionately broad
pilasters above a high half-basement.
A steep pitched roof crowns the scheme. An external staircase in
symmetrically paired flights leads to a porch, the pediment of which rests on rusticated piers;
its pitch differs from that of the gable of the raised central bay behind.
Elector Maximilian II Emanuel had a banqueting house called
Lustheim erected to the east, between 1684 and 1688. Designed by Enrico
Zuccalli, it is a garden-palace and a hunting-lodge as well as being a Baroque interpretation
of a moated castle. Its models were the Villa Borghese in Rome, and Hellbrunn.
The plan is H-shaped: a central section in three bays and a belvedere floor
link two four-bay side wings in the style of French corner pavilions. The simple façade, with
flat pilaster strips and segmental and triangular pediments above the windows, is in the late
Renaissance style.
The Neues Schloss was built for Maximilian II Emanuel as
his third large and imposing palace, in addition to the Residenz and Schloss Nymphenburg. It was begun after he became
Stadholder of the Netherlands (1691) with an expectation of the Spanish succession. Zuccalli
submitted plans in 1693, but the foundation-stone was laid only in 1701.
A four-winged structure incorporating the Altes Schloss was
initially planned, with staircases in the corners of the courtyard on the model of Gianlorenzo
Bernini’s third scheme for the Louvre, Paris. A three-winged layout was, however, the basis of
the building as executed, although only the main section was constructed. The collapse in 1702
of a wall on the garden side led to a terrace being built instead of a third floor on the park
side.
By 1704 the shell of the east section had been erected under Philipp Jakob
Zwerger (1685–1758). Work was interrupted by the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) and
recommenced only after the Elector’s return from exile (1715), continuing from 1719. The
building was largely complete by 1726. Leo von Klenze’s 19th-century simplification of the
façade was partly reversed by the restoration of 1959–1962.
The plan of the Neues Schloss is elongated, with a central
portion of eleven bays and two corner projections connected by ranges of eight bays; side
pavilions are linked to the structure by arcaded wings. The overall length is almost 335 m.
In the taut, unified articulation of the garden façade only the central
section, raised by one storey, is emphasized by colossal pilasters and large round-arched
windows. Inside, a symmetrical staircase with three flights leads on the south side of the
vestibule to the two-storey Grosser Saal, articulated by an order of pilasters. The
Viktoriensaal is symmetrical with the Treppenhaus.
Schleissheim Complex - Visitor Info
Opening times
Old and New Palaces (Neues & Altes
Schloss); Lustheim Palace
April to September: 9,00 - 18,00
October to March: 10,00 - 16,00
Closed on Mondays
Lustheim Pavilions
April to September: 9,00 - 18,00
Closed on Mondays
October to March: closed
The Schleissheim Complex is closed on the following days: 1st
of January, Shrove Tuesday, 24th - 25th and 31 December
Water Play
The water fountains are available daily
from April to mid of September between 10,00 - 16,00
Ticket Info:
Combined ticket: Old and New Palaces (Neues
& Altes Schloss); Lustheim Palace
8,00 € full price / 6, - € reduced
Old Palace - Altes Schloss: 3,00 € full
price / 2,00 € reduced
New Palace - Neues Schloss: € 4.50 full
price / 3.50 €
Lustheim Palace Lustheim Schloss: € 3.50 full
price / reduced € 2.50
Pavilions at Lustheim - Admission free
For more info visit the official website.
Schleissheim Palace
Map&Location
Schloss Schleissheim Address: Max-Emanuel-Platz 1, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany. Get
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