Munich - Old Court Alter Hof
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The Alter Hof, formerly also known as Ludwigsburg, was the first Munich residence of the Wittelsbach family (1253-1474). Built by Duke Ludwig II after the division of Bavaria (1255), its most brilliant period was in the reign of the Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian, who ruled the Holy Roman Empire from here between 1328 and 1347. By the end of the 14th century the building had become too small, antiquated and unsafe, and the Dukes began to build a new fortified residence.
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The handsome inner courtyard is open to the public, but not the interior. The four ranges of buildings surrounding the courtyard were much altered and enlarged in later centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century St Lawrence's Chapel (Lorenzkapelle) in the north wing and the gate-tower at the south end were pulled down (though the tower was later rebuilt in its original form).
After the Second World War the whole building was restored.
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Transit: S-Bahn: S1-S7 (Marienplatz).
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