Herzog-Max-Palais

Herzog-Max-Palais
Herzog-Max-Palais in 1900
Interactive map of the Herzog-Max-Palais area
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypePalace
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationLudwigstraße 13
Munich, Germany
Coordinates48°08′45″N 11°34′43″E / 48.1458°N 11.5787°E / 48.1458; 11.5787
Construction started1828
Completed1831
Destroyed1937
Design and construction
ArchitectLeo von Klenze

The Herzog-Max-Palais was a neoclassical palace at Ludwigstraße 13 in Munich, Germany. It belonged to the House of Wittelsbach and was built from 1828 to 1830 for Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In 1937, the palace was destroyed by the Nazi Party in order to widen the Ludwigstraße. The successor construction was started in 1938 by Heinrich Wolff for the Reichsbank and was completed in 1951 for the Deutsche Bundesbank.

History

The Herzog-Max-Palais was constructed from 1828 to 1831 according to a design by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria's brother-in-law Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria.[1][2][3] It was located at Ludwigstraße 13, filling up a block between the former Frühlingsstraße (now Oskar-von-Miller-Ring) and the Schönfeldstraße (now Rheinbergerstraße).[4][5] The palace contained a theater, café, and extensive library.[6] Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, later the Empress of Austria, was born in the palace on 24 December 1837.[7][8]

In 1937, the palace was destroyed as part of the Nazi Party's urban redevelopment plan, and Heinrich Wolff began building a neoclassical building for the Munich branch of the Reichsbank in its place.[9] The building was completed in 1951 by Carl Sattler and today houses the headquarters of the Bundesbank in Bavaria;[1][10] the building features a plaque commemorating Ludwigstraße 13 as the birthplace of Empress Elisabeth.[7]

In 1981, German architect Erwin Schleich described the Herzog-Max-Palais as "probably the most beautiful aristocratic palace that Leo von Klenze ... erected."[11]

Herzog-Max-Palais

References

  1. ^ a b Müller, Thomas (25 January 2022). "Historische Fotos aus München: Prunk im Herzog-Max-Palais". Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ Watkin, David (July 2006). "The Transformation of Munich by Maximilian I Joseph and Ludwig I". The Court Historian. 11 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1179/cou.2006.11.1.001. ISSN 1462-9712.
  3. ^ Freitag, Friedegund (2013). Leo von Klenze: Der königliche Architekt (in German) (1 ed.). Regensburg: Pustet. ISBN 978-3791760025.
  4. ^ Görl, Wolfgang (29 November 2016). "Paläste und Ruinen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  5. ^ Gruhn-Zimmermann, Antonia (1987). Nerdinger, Winfried (ed.). Romantik und Restauration: Architektur in Bayern zur Zeit Ludwigs I. 1825–1848 (in German). München: Hugendubel. ISBN 978-3880343092.
  6. ^ Böhm-Haimerl, Sylvia (18 April 2016). "Ein Mann der Künste". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b Grübl, Josef (26 December 2022). "Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich: Welche Filme über Sisi sich lohnen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ^ Andeck, Mara (2022). Sisi. Die Sterne der Kaiserin: Roman (in German) (1 ed.). München: Goldmann. ISBN 978-3641271961.
  9. ^ Görl, Wolfgang (30 October 2016). "NS-Architektur: Was München vom Nazi-Wahnsinn blieb". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ Rosenfeld, Gavriel D. (2000). Munich and Memory: Architecture, Monuments, and the Legacy of the Third Reich (1 ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520219106.
  11. ^ Schleich, Erwin; Dietrich, Eva (1981). Die zweite Zerstörung Münchens (in German) (2 ed.). Stuttgart: Steinkopf. ISBN 978-3798405301.
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