Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy commissioned Nymphenburg in 1664, after the birth of their son Maximilian II Emanuel. Agostino Barelli designed it, Enrico Zuccalli replaced him in 1674, and the central pavilion was completed in 1675. The style is Baroque, with some rooms later redesigned in Rococo or neoclassical style.
Joseph Effner redesigned the pavilion's facade in 1716 and built the Grand Cascade in 1717. François de Cuvilliés designed the Amalienburg, a Rococo hunting lodge with a hall of mirrors, from 1734 to 1739. Johann Baptist Zimmermann painted the Stone Hall ceiling, with Helios in his chariot at the center.
The Baroque facades stretch 2,073 feet (632 m) on the north-south axis. Ludwig II was born here on August 25, 1845. The Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1747, and the main building draws over 300,000 visitors a year.
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