place

Herrenchiemsee

Buildings and structures in Rosenheim (district)Castles in BavariaGardens in BavariaHistoric house museums in GermanyLudwig II of Bavaria
Museums in BavariaPalaces in BavariaRegistered historic buildings and monuments in BavariaRenaissance Revival architecture in GermanyRoyal residences in Bavaria
Schloss Herrenchiemsee
Schloss Herrenchiemsee

Herrenchiemsee is a complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, the largest island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany. Together with the neighbouring isle of Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel, it forms the municipality of Chiemsee, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Munich. The island, formerly the site of an Augustinian monastery, was purchased by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1873. The king had the premises converted into a residence, known as the Old Palace (Altes Schloss). From 1878 onwards, he had the New Herrenchiemsee Palace (Neues Schloss) erected, based on the model of Versailles. It was the largest, but also the last of his building projects, and remained incomplete. Today maintained by the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, Herrenchiemsee is accessible to the public and a major tourist attraction.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Herrenchiemsee (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Herrenchiemsee
Nussbaumallee, Breitbrunn am Chiemsee (VGem)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: HerrenchiemseeContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 47.860555555556 ° E 12.398055555556 °
placeShow on map

Address

Nussbaumallee
83209 Breitbrunn am Chiemsee (VGem)
Bavaria, Germany
mapOpen on Google Maps

Schloss Herrenchiemsee
Schloss Herrenchiemsee
Share experience

Nearby Places