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Dachau was the first summer palace of the House of Wittelsbach.
Druing the rule Duke Wilhelm IV and Duke Albrecht V the palace
was transformed into a four-wing complex. The south-west wing,
a banqueting hall was built with an impressive wooden ceiling
designed by Münicher Hans Wisreutter in 1564 to 1566 and
is one of the most important Renaissance ceilings in Germany.
In 1715, Elector Max Emanuel commissioned Court Architect Joseph
Effner to rebuild the Banqueting tract with an impressive façade
and sweeping staircase in the Baroque style. Today, only the
Banqueting Hall remains after the King Max Joseph I of Bavaria
had the other three wings torn down in the early 19th century.
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook