2011.05: Schlossanlage Schleißheim, Oberschleißheim, Bayern, Germany

Location: Schlossanlage Schleißheim, Oberschleißheim, Bayern, Germany

Date: 2011.05

Photographer: Jesen

Camera: Nikon

Retouch: Adobe Photoshop

Copyright: www.haomingxiong.com

The crown jewel of Schleissheim’s palatial trio is the Neues Schloss Schleissheim. This pompous pile was dreamed up by Prince-Elector Max Emanuel in 1701 in anticipation of his promotion to emperor. It never came. Instead he was forced into exile for over a decade and didn’t get back to building until 1715. Cash-flow problems required the scaling back of the original plans, but given the palace’s huge dimensions and opulent interior, it’s hard to imagine where exactly the cuts fell. While construction of Prince-Elector Max Emanuel’s Neues Schloss Schleissheim was going on, the elector and his retinue resided in the fanciful hunting palace of Schloss Lustheim, on a little island in the eastern Schlosspark. It now provides an elegant setting for porcelain masterpieces from Meissen belonging to the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum.

JESEN Photo