SCHLOSS NYMPHENBURG 



to the middle pavilion finished by his mother, 

 and built the beautiful little pleasure Schlosser of 

 Badenburg and Pagodenburg, and the Magdalena 

 Kapelle. Here in Nymphenburg were cele- 

 brated with great magnificence the wedding 

 feasts of his son Carl Albert and the Austrian 

 Archduchess Maria Amalia, in 1722. Later, 

 when Carl Albert came to the throne, Nymphen- 

 burg became his favourite residence. He built 

 for his wife, who was passionately fond of hunt- 

 ing, the exquisite little rococo Schloss Amalien- 

 burg (called after her) as a rendez-vous de chasse. 

 Her portrait in hunting costume hangs there in 

 the charming yellow and silver salon. 



Many changes were made in the gardens and 

 grounds in the reign of Kurfurst Max Joseph 

 (1804). The symmetrical French gardens were 

 transformed into the more modern park, much 

 as we see it to-day, with its blooming parterre, 

 its majestic alleys, and shady woods ; its cascades, 

 lakes, and graceful fountains. 



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