Munich - Max's Castle Maxburg

Towards the end of the 16th C. Heinrich Schön the Elder built a stronghold for Duke William V, the Wilhelminische Veste, on a site in Munich previously occupied by 54 burghers' houses. His successor, Duke (later the Elector) Maximilian Philipp, made this his residence, and it became known as the Maxburg (Max's Castle). Of the original structure only the tower on the north front survives.

While following the general plan of the Maxburg, the modern building which replaced the castle after the Second World War preserves nothing of the spirit of the original. It is occupied today by the police and criminal justice authorities.

In the courtyard is a fountain (1955) by Joseph Henselmann, "The Moses Fountain", depicting the Prophet standing on a tall crag striking water from the rock.