... Beautiful views of Ludwig II third palace... located on an island in the Chiemsee Lake... you have to take a boat from the dock out to visit it... modeled on Versailles, this palace was built as a "Temple of Fame" for King Louis XIV of France, whom the Bavarian monarch fervently admired... it was one of the most expensive constructions of Bavaria’s history.... Ludwig splurged more money on this palace than on
Neuschwanstein and
Linderhof combined... but when cash ran out in 1885, one year before his death, 50 rooms remained unfinished.... those that were completed outdo each other in opulence... it was intended purely as a monument to absolute monarchy and had no practical function... Ludwig spent only 10 days here and even then was rarely seen, preferring to read at night and sleep all day😲... King Ludwig II-Museum is housed in twelve modernized rooms on the ground floor of the south wing... it documents the story of his life, from his birth to his tragic early death, with painted portraits, busts, historic photographs and original state robes... there is a clock in every room as Ludwig collected them... 1gram of gold foil is enough for 1m2... 5kg were used in this palace... with great Subway station Marienplatz, Munich stamp and matching postmark👍... Thanks a lot Dustin! Must have been an amazing place to visit!! (✿◠‿◠)
Ludwig II purchased the Chiemsee island of Herrenwörth in 1873 as construction site, after the originally selected location in the Graswang Valley near Ettal turned out to be too small. Instead of a copy of Versailles, Schloss Linderhof developed there from an additional building.
The actual building of this "Bavarian Versailles", which was begun in 1878 from plans by Georg Dollmann, was preceded by a total of 13 planning stages. When Ludwig II died in 1886 the palace was still incomplete, and sections of it were later demolished.
The highlights of the large state rooms are the vast Gesandtentreppe (Ambassador Staircase), a double staircase leading to a frescoed gallery and topped by a glass roof and the stunning Grosse Spiegelgalerie (Great Hall of Mirrors). This tunnel of light runs the length of the garden (98m, or 10m longer than that in Versailles). It sports 52 candelabra and 33 great glass chandeliers with 7000 candles, which took 70 servants half an hour to light. In late July it becomes a wonderful venue for classical concerts.
Stamp:
U-Bahn Stations - Marienplatz, Munich
(Issued 02-04-2020)
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