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Herrenchiemsee

Herrenchiemsee
New Palace and Park

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Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Herrenchiemsee
83209 Herrenchiemsee
(0 80 51) 68 87-0
Fax (0 80 51) 68 87-99
sgvherrenchiemsee@
bsv.bayern.de
www.herrenchiemsee.de

Opening hours

New Palace
1 April-3 October:
9 am-6 pm
4 October-31 October:
9.40 am-5 pm
November-March:
9.40 am-4 pm
open daily

King Ludwig II-Museum
1 April-3 October:
9 am-6 pm
4 October-31 October:
10 am-5.45 pm
November-March:
10 am-4.45 pm
open daily  

Closed on:
1.1., Shrove Tuesday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.

Please note: Due to filming from 20.09.-07.10.2010 the access will limited or temporarily closed for visitors.
From 28.09-30.09.2010 the New Palace only can be visited between 11am to 2pm.

Guided tours

New Palace
Guided tours (ca. 30 Min.) in groups up to 55
Last guided tour:
1 April-3 October: 5.15 pm
4-31 October: 4.40 pm
November-March: 3.40 pm

Waterworks  

May-3 October from 9.35 am to 5.25 pm, every 15 minutes

Admission charges  

Combination ticket "Island"
Herrenchiemsee New Palace with King Ludwig II-Museum / Augustinian Monastery (museum and galleries):
7 euros regular
6 euros reduced

Combination ticket "Königsschlösser" (King Ludwig II's palaces)
The combination ticket is valid for six months; you can visit each of the palaces Herrenchiemsee Linderhof and Neuschwanstein once.
18 euros

 Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets

Please note

Lift and toilet for the disabled available, please inquire at the cash-desk

Shop at boat pier
www.schloesser-
bayern-shop.de

Schlosscafé in the New Palace
tel (0 80 51) 96 88 34

Hotel/Restaurant
tel (0 80 51) 6 90 30
www.schlosshotel-
herrenchiemsee.com

Prien
www.bahn.de

"Chiemseebahn" (in summer) or bus (in winter) to "Schiffsanlegestelle Prien/Stock"

Regular boats from Prien/ Stock or Gstadt
www.chiemsee-
schifffahrt.de

Coach trips from the landing stage to the monastery and back (from mid-April to the end of October)

Overview about all admission  charges and opening hours
download (pdf-file)

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Object description:

Herrenchiemsee New Palace

For King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the French "Sun King" Louis XIV was the embodiment of absolute monarchy.  

Great Hall of Mirrors
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In the New Palace of Herrenchiemsee, designed by Georg Dollmann and Julius Hofmann, he fulfilled his long-cherished dream of building a "New Versailles" as a symbol of absolutism and an independent creation in the Historicist style.

The main highlights of the over twenty state rooms are the Ambassador's Staircase, the Great Hall of Mirrors and the State Bedchamber.

The palace park designed by Carl von Effner also features motifs from Versailles.

King Ludwig II-Museum

The story of Ludwig II's life and early death is documented with paintings, busts and historic photographs, as well as memorabilia such as his christening gown and coronation robe. 

Painting "King Ludwig II in officer's uniform"
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Furnishings from the king's former apartment and the winter garden at the Munich Residence and plans for Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee are also on display, and there is a large exhibition of craft objects created for Ludwig II. 

A separate section is devoted to the king's friendship with Richard Wagner, with portraits, caricatures, examples of scores and stage sets, and a model of the festival theatre planned by Gottfried Semper for Munich.

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