As I always do on the first of each month, I write about the photograph that I chose for my calendar for that month. This year's calendar features pictures from my travels in Germany, and March's photo was taken in the former royal palace in Munich.
The palace, which is known as the "Residenz", was the palace of the Wittelsbach kings of Bavaria. Begun in 1385, the palace was expanded, renovated and redecorated over a period of more than four centuries, so it displays a variety of architectural styles... Renaissance , Baroque, Rococo, and Neo-Classic. It is the largest city palace in Germany, and 130 rooms are open to the public. The Rococo Ancestral Gallery dates from the 18th century and contains portraits of the Wittelsbach family.
The palace was severely damaged by bombing during World War II. After the war, restoration of the building was begun, with most of the work completed by the 1980s.
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