Landshut Residence

The city residence Landshut is considered as earliest, relating to Italian models Renaissance architecture north of the Alps. It was built by Duke Ludwig X in the years 1536-1543.

Architecture

First regional builder built the so-called "German construction ". The architect was the Augsburg Bernhard Zwitzel. After a visit to Italy dedicated Duke Ludwig X then an architect and construction experts from Italy, the residence with the so-called "Italian construction " - extended to the rear - a typical Italian Renaissance palazzo. Inspiration for this was the villa-like, suburban Palazzo del Te in Mantua. The courtyard is provided with arcades.

The state rooms of the city residence with rich stucco work and frescoes are now a tourist attraction in the city. While the stucco work were concerned by Italians come the paintings on biblical, mythological and historical subjects by artists such as Hermanus Posthumus, Hans Bock the Elder Berger and Ludwig Refinger.

The façade facing the city side was redesigned as a classicist Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld - Gelnhausen 1780-1799 resided here. From this time the Birkenfeld rooms come. As Crown Prince Ludwig while studying in Landshut in the first decade of the 19th century lived here, some rooms were now rare, early Wall Murals.