Nymphenburger

We live (currently) on Nymphenburgerstrasse. In German, the strasse means street. They also replace the two ss in the second half of street with the "funny" German B.
The area is famous because a Castle or "Schloss" is here. The history:

The palace was commissioned by the electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to the designs of the Italian architect Agostino Barelli in 1664 after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. The central pavilion was completed in 1675.

Starting in 1701, the heir to the sovereign duchy of Bavaria, Max Emanuel, conducted a systematic extension of the palace. Two pavilions were added each in the south and north of Barelli's palace by Enrico Zucalli and Giovanni Antonio Viscardi. Later, the south section of the palace was further extended to form the court stables. As a balance, the orangerie was added to the north. Finally, a grand circle with baroque mansions (the Schlossrondell) was erected under Max Emanuel's son Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Albert.

With the treaty of Nymphenburg concluded in July 1741, Charles Albert allied with France and Spain against Austria. For a long time, the palace was the favourite summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. King Max I Joseph died there in 1825, and his great-grandson King Ludwig II was born there in 1845.

Today, Nymphenburg is open to the public, but also continues to be a home and chancery for the head of the house of Wittelsbach, currently Franz, Duke of Bavaria.

In other words - the guy gave the ultimate present to his wife after she gave him a son in the 1600s. Ludwig II was "crazy Ludwig" the founder of the first discount electronic store - no - scratch that - he build the bavarian castle that spawned Walt Disney's vision of a palace for all Disney properties.

All the other history - mind you - was still before our country really got off the ground.

Finally - Wittlelsbach is a very famous name in Bavaria. Siemens HQ, my office, is in Wittelsbacherplatz or Wittelsbacher square/place.

Daph walked around and took some pictures today.