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Why go
- The three-storey Stone Hall, with ceiling frescoes and a painting of Helios in his chariot.
- The Gallery of Beauties, with Joseph Karl Stieler’s portraits of 36 women.
- The Paris Coronation Coach, used for Charles VII’s coronation in 1742.
- Badenburg, a court bathing lodge with one of the earliest heated indoor pools of the modern era.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 16:00Show all
Don't miss
- Queen’s bedroomLudwig II was born here on 25 August 1845.Palace
- Porcelain displaySee porcelain made by the Nymphenburg manufactory.First floor, South Wing
- PagodenburgThis tea pavilion has Delft tiles below and Chinoiserie decoration above.Palace park
- MagdalenenklauseA deliberately built faux ruin served as a retreat for meditation and contemplation.Palace park
- Grand CascadeJoseph Effner built the cascade in 1717; sculptures were added later.Palace park
Know before you go
- Open daily from 09:00 to 16:00.
- The Lackkabinett in the Electress’s Apartment, Room 13, is closed for restoration until the end of 2027. The other state rooms remain open.
What's inside
- Schlossmuseum: royal apartments across the central pavilion, galleries and inner southern pavilion; its scope also includes the separate garden pavilions.
- South Wing: the former royal stables house the Marstallmuseum’s carriages, sleighs, harnesses and saddles, alongside Porzellanmuseum München.
- North Wing: Museum of Man and Nature.
Tips for your visit
- Buy palace tickets through the palace’s own website to reduce waiting.
- The 180-hectare park began as an Italian garden in 1671 and was redesigned in English style in the early 19th century; its parterre retains its original size.
- A passage near the former northern arboretum connects the Grand Parterre to Munich’s Botanical Garden.
With kids
- The Salettl cottage and its small garden were created for the children of Maximilian IV Joseph.
Interesting facts7
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632 metres
The palace frontage extends 632 metres, wider than Versailles.
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The Amalienburg includes a kennel room for hunting dogs.
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The palace remains a home and chancery for the head of the House of Wittelsbach.
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1763
Mozart performed for the elector at a palace gala in 1763.
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1863
Ludwig II and Otto von Bismarck met at the palace in 1863.
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The palace and park were filming locations for Last Year at Marienbad and Ludwig.
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1972
The palace park hosted Olympic dressage competitions in 1972.
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History
Nymphenburg served as the summer residence of the Wittelsbach electors and kings from 1715 to 1918. Much of the complex escaped damage during the Second World War, though some buildings and park features were hit.
- 1664Ferdinand Maria commissioned Nymphenburg as a gift for Henriette Adelaide of Savoy.
- 1701Maximilian Emanuel began expanding the palace with new pavilions and gallery wings.
- 1741The Treaty of Nymphenburg allied Charles Albert with France and Spain against Austria.
- 1745Charles Albert died at the palace as Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1747Maximilian III Joseph founded the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory.
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- 1792Elector Charles Theodor opened the park to the public.
- 1825King Max I Joseph died at the palace.
- 1918After the revolution, the palace passed into state ownership, while the Wittelsbach family retained limited residential rights.
- 1944Bombs destroyed the former convent church; Badenburg and the Grand Cascade were destroyed or badly damaged.
How to get there
- TramTram 17 serves the palace via Munich Central Station and Stachus.
- On footThe palace is at Schloß Nymphenburg 1, Munich.
Sources: Nymphenburg Palace - Wikipedia · Nymphenburg Palace - Wikipedia (part 2) · Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung | Schloss und Pa… · Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung | Schloss und Pa… · Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung | Nymphenburg | … · Schloss Nymphenburg - Wikipedia · Château de Nymphenburg - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- schloss-nymphenburg.de/
- Phone
- +49 89 179080
Questions and answers
Who gave Nymphenburg Palace its name?
Henriette Adelheid of Savoy named it Nymphenburg.
Who lived in the rooms beside the Kaisergarten?
Emperor Charles VII used rooms beside the Northern Cabinet Garden, also called the Kaisergarten.
What is the Dörfchen at Nymphenburg Palace?
It is a small hamlet created under Maximilian III Joseph.
What stands at the city end of Nymphenburg Palace’s eastern canal?
The Hubertusbrunnen, a fountain building designed by Adolf von Hildebrand.
Is porcelain still made at Nymphenburg Palace?
The Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1747, is still housed in a cavalier’s lodge.
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