Amalienburg, Schloss Nymphenburg

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    View of Interior
Related people
Joachim Dietrich (artist)
Francois de Cuvillies, the elder (architect)
Francois de Cuvillies, the elder (designer)
Date
1734-1739 (Amalienburg constructed)
Location
Europe->Germany->Bavaria->Munich->Amalienburg, Schloss Nymphenburg
Description
At age eight, Francois de Cuvillies the Elder was a court dwarf in the service of the Elector Maximillian II Emanuel of Bavaria. He was eventually sent to architecture school in Paris and returned to Munich in 1724. He became court architect in 1725 and designed Amalienburg as a hunting pavilion on the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) in 1734. It was built for the Electress Maria Amalia, wife of the Elector Karl VII of Bavaria.
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Submitted by Jacqueline Gargus for ARCH 601.
Style/Period
18th Century (1700 - 1799 CE)