A facade that caused argument
It went beyond what was thought proper for a private house rather than a royal palace.
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A style that appeared in France in the early eighteenth century and spread through southern Germany and Austria. It is marked by lightness, curvature and dense asymmetric ornament — shells, foliage and undulating lines — unlike the heavier and more formal baroque. It reached its height in Bavaria in churches such as the Wieskirche, and Munich holds several examples, among them the Asam Church on a nearby street.
From Marienplatz and the New Town Hall north along Theatinerstraße past this palace and the Theatine Church to Odeonsplatz, then the Hofgarten and the Diana Temple, ending in the English Garden. About two and a half kilometres, passing most of what matters in the centre.
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An early eighteenth-century town palace on Theatinerstraße in central Munich, and the city's first Rococo building. It was built between 1723 and 1728 for Count Max Preysing, and the facade is what matters: entirely covered in fine stucco decoration filling almost the whole stone surface — window frames, shells, foliage and interlacing relief. This was entirely new in Munich at the time and caused argument, because the facade went beyond what was thought proper for a private house rather than a royal palace. The building was destroyed in the bombing of the Second World War, and the facade was rebuilt afterwards from moulds and photographs, while the interior is entirely modern and used for offices and shops. That means one practical point: there is nothing to visit here. The street facade is the whole thing, and it is free to see at any time. A two-minute stop as you walk between Odeonsplatz and Marienplatz, on a street you will cross anyway.
It went beyond what was thought proper for a private house rather than a royal palace.
Destroyed in the war and restored using moulds and photographs.
A short stop on a street you cross anyway, not a destination.
Theatinerstraße, central Munich