BAVARIA 



Schloss Nymphenburg 



OCHLOSS NYMPHENBURG dates from 

 ^ the year 1668, when the reigning Kurfurst 

 (Elector of Bavaria), Ferdinand Maria, on the 

 birth of his eldest son, Max Emanuel, bought 

 the site as a gift to his consort, Adelaide of 

 Savoy, that she might have a summer schloss 

 built according to her taste and fancy. The 

 building was entrusted to a celebrated Bolognese 

 architect, Amadeo Castlemonte, and the gardens 

 were laid out in the stiff French style of the 

 period. The name, Nymphenburg (Burg of 

 the Nymphs) was given it by the Kurfiirstin 

 Adelaide. 



After the death of Ferdinand Maria and 

 Adelaide, their son and successor, Max Emanuel, 

 made many extensions and improvements in the 

 schloss and gardens. He added the side wings 



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