Holnstein Palace

The Palais Holnstein ( later the Palais Royal Field ) in Munich from 1735 to 1737, built by François de Cuvilliés commissioned by Prince Elector Karl Albrecht for his natural son Franz Ludwig, Count of Holnstein. It is the most important of the surviving mansions from the Baroque period in Munich.

History

On January 13, 1735 Elector Karl Albrecht acquired the property for his natural son Franz Ludwig, Count of Holnstein. Other sources speak of the building had been built for the mother of Franz Ludwig, the mistress of the Elector, Sophie Caroline von Ingelheim. Santander designer architect was the Bavarian court architect François de Cuvilliés. The palace is designed as four wings around a central courtyard. The front building was used for representative purposes, the back house represented the privacy of the count.

The façade modulation depends on the since Joseph Effner usual pattern with three storeys and nine window bays, a flat central projection with a gable. The breakdown of window axes in three fields of three axes corresponding to the internal division into main and side wings. The upper floors are integrated and divided by pilasters. The stucco work on the facade and inside were probably created by Johann Baptist Zimmermann. The building has the only noble palaces in Munich still on the original layout. The rococo façade and many interiors are preserved in their original state. The stucco work are the Wessobrunner artist Johann Baptist Zimmermann attributed.

Since 1818, the palace is owned by the state; it is since 1821 official seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising and is therefore also called the Archbishop's Palace. The interiors are not accessible.

The Munich Archbishop Reinhard Marx lives in three rooms of the palace. The Free State of Bavaria has paid 6.5 of the 8.7 million Euro refurbishing costs ( = 75 percent).

Location

Kardinal-Faulhaber -Straße 7 (northern Old Town)