Opera House & Royal Residence

The National Theatre on Max Josef Platz is a historic opera house, home of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet.
The Residenz is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displays from the former royal collections. The complex of buildings contains ten courtyards and displays 130 rooms. The courtyard is a particularly peaceful area. In one particular corner, I spy some very unusual tiny gargoyles.Read more