Schloss Biederstein

Biederstein Palace was a historic complex in Munich's Schwabing district that consisted of an Old and a New Palace. The first building was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century and was later remodeled by King Max I of Bavaria as a country house for his wife, Caroline. After her death, it served as a widow's residence. Nearby, Leo von Klenze built the Neoclassical New Palace between 1826 and 1830. Neither building survives today: the Old Palace was destroyed in World War II, and the New Palace was demolished in 1934. All that remains of the former complex are a few listed relics, such as an iron gate and a steward's house. Today, residential buildings stand on the site of the New Palace, while a student housing development was built where the Old Palace once stood.