A day after the Oktoberfest, we went to explore the Residence of Munich - which was the cultural and political hub of the Duchy, then the Electorate and finally the Kingdom of Bavaria.
The Royal family of Wittelsbach lived and reigned from here. Every king made adjustments and decorated the interior to his fashion. The Residence was also used to keep and display the treasury and collections.
Caves garden
The audioguide led us first to the caves garden and from there to the Antiquarium, a renaissance hall where the king used to eat in public on a podium.
Antiquarium
The Residence comprises several building, 10 court yards and more than 100 showrooms, so we took some time to pass most of them - here my best of:
An apple in the street - where is Snow White?
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