Herzog-Max-Burg

Herzog-Max-Burg, also known as Maxburg and Wilhelminische Veste,[1][2] was a Renaissance-style building complex in Munich, Germany.

It was designed by Friedrich Sustris and Wendel Dietrich [de], and its namesake was likely Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg.

[5] From 1954 to 1957, Neue Maxburg was rebuilt around the surviving tower based on modernist designs by Sep Ruf and Theo Pabst.

[1][3][4] The progressive design proved controversial in post-war Munich as outspoken traditionalists rejected the trend of oversized Western-style buildings making their way into the cityscape.

In the project's planning stages, some members of the conservative Bavarian Architecture Commission referred to the designs as "hard, American, and not characteristic of Munich.

Herzog-Max-Burg in 1860
Neue Maxburg, with the surviving tower of Herzog-Max-Burg