17.3.2007 Schleißheim schloß

Schleißheim schloß is located just a little out side of München. It was used as a royal residence back in the 18th century by some of the Kings of Bayern. There is two parts to it, the Alte schloß and the new part. Because of the airport located right beside the Alte schloß it was completely destroyed by allied bombing attacks during the Second World War, the other received some damage.

This is the Alte schloß, which has been rebuilt. There is nothing spectacular about it, but still it's more than what we have in Canada.

This is the other part of the schloß, it's behind the top picture. This the part that the king or regent or what ever would live in. From end to end it is about 183m (I do believe) and it was set up in a way that you could see end to end when the doors were open.

This is the ground floor. Everything is made out of marble and the ceiling has been painted by hand :/. This is where the balls would be held and I don't think it was used much for anything else.

This is the 'Big Gallery' on the second level. Most of the pictures here were either religious or had to do with Greek mythology. Some on the 1st floor had to do with the Christan armies battling the Turks. The sleeping quarters were also on the second level as was a mini chapel. The main one is located on the main floor.