Antiquarium

48°08′27″N 11°34′44″E / 48.1407°N 11.5789°E / 48.1407; 11.5789The Antiquarium was built from 1568 to house the ducal Collection of Classical Antiquities and Library as an extension of the Munich Residenz and was converted into a ballroom soon after.

The continuous barrel vault is hollowed out by the piercing caps of the 17 pairs of windows and is transparent.

[2] The rich painting by artists such as Hans Donauer the Elder, Alessandro Scalzi, called Padovano, Peter Candid and Antonio Viviani with 102 views of old Bavarian towns was completed only at around 1600.

[1] The residence in downtown Munich was the seat of the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings.

Following the closure of the gap in the vaults and the reroofing of the building wing, the Antiquarium was rebuilt under the direction of Otto Meitinger.