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Government of Upper Bavaria Building

Government of Upper Bavaria Building

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Government of Upper Bavaria Building

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Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

November 20, 2025

The terracotta facade of the Upper Bavarian government building is 180 meters long and up to 29 meters high. It was designed by the architect Friedrich Brücklein, who designed the entire Maximilianstrasse in the characteristic neo-Gothic "Maximilian style." The foundation stone was laid on the 45th birthday of the client, King Maximilian II, on November 28, 1856. After its destruction by bombing raids in World War II, the building behind the historic facade was gutted and rebuilt in a more modern and functional style.

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Florian Scherf

May 28, 2022

In the middle of the 19th century, King Maximilian II had Maximilianstrasse laid out in Munich by his architect Friedrich Bürklein. Bürklein was also entrusted with the planning of a new building for the Royal Government of Upper Bavaria, which until then had been scattered at various locations in the city area.

The government was given its place on the north side of the Maximiliansforum, a square-like widening of the street. Bürklein designed an axially symmetrical structure with a 170 m long front. Both the prominent position in the forum and the fact that the facade was clad in terracotta at the express wish of the king are proof of the great political importance that the "Citizen King" Maximilian II attributed to the "royal district government of Upper Bavaria". The cornerstone was laid on November 28, 1856, on the king's 45th birthday. In 1864 the building could be occupied.

During the bombing raids in 1944, the building was destroyed down to the facade by incendiary and high-explosive bombs in World War II, but was rebuilt in the 1950s.

regierung.oberbayern.bayern.de/ueber_uns/geschichte/gebauude/index.html

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

April 2, 2023

The magnificent building was commissioned by King Maximilian II to emphasize the political importance of Upper Bavaria.

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muenchen.de/sehenswuerdigkeit/bauwerke-und-denkmaeler/regierung-von-oberbayern

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Government of Upper Bavaria Building

1. Frauenkirche, Munich – Odeon Square loop from München Hauptbahnhof

2. Frauenkirche, Munich – Diana Temple in the Hofgarten loop from Hauptbahnhof (tief)

3. Old Town Hall, Munich – Isartor (Isar Gate) loop from Hauptbahnhof (tief)

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