Palais Porcia, Munich

Palais Porcia, Munich

Palais Porcia is a big historical house located close to the Residenz Royal Palace in Munich. It's known for being the oldest building in the city that's still standing in the ornate Baroque architectural style.

This grand house was built in 1693 to be the residence for the rich Fugger family, which included a number of notable bankers and military leaders from Augsburg in the region of Bavaria. Swiss architect Enrico Zuccalli, known for his work in the Italian Baroque style, designed it. It was Munich's first building in this style. In 1710, a member of another rich Bavarian family, the Count Torring, bought the place. Elector Charles Albert acquired it in 1731 for his lover, Countess Topor-Morawitzka. In 1736, he had François de Cuvilles overhaul the inside to match the then-fashionable Rococo style. The building was named after Countess Topor-Morawitzka's husband, Prince Porcia. In 1819, Jean Baptist Métivier put a concert hall into the mansion on behalf of ‘Museum,’ a cultural group that owned the building at the time.

Since 1932, the Palais Porcia has served as the main office for a major local bank, the Bayerische Vereinsbank. It was pretty much wrecked during the bombings in World War II but was fixed up carefully from 1950 to 1952.

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Sight Name: Palais Porcia
Sight Location: Munich, Germany (See walking tours in Munich)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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