München - Preysing-Palais

The Preysing-Palais, Munich's first Roccoco palace, was built by Joseph Effner in 1723-28 for Count Maximilian von Preysing, Master of the Electoral Hunt. The Feldherrnhalle was built against its north wall in 1841-44.

During the Second World War the palace was so badly damaged that the outer walls, with the exception of the Residenzstrasse facade, had to be pulled down and rebuilt (1958-1975).

The interior, including the banqueting hall and chapel, had already been destroyed in the 19th C. and is today traversed by shopping arcades. The beautiful grand staircase with its caryatides has, however, survived.