Palais Preysing

Munich, Germany

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Palais Preysing at Residenzstraße 27 in Munich is a Rococo mansion built between 1723 and 1728 by Joseph Effner for Count Johann Maximilian of Preysing-Hohenaschau. Positioned opposite the Residenz, it was Munich's first Rococo palace, distinguished by stucco-embellished exterior walls and a four-story façade with nine window bays. Beyond its residential quarters, the palace originally housed a chapel and ballroom, along with an impressive staircase. In 1835, the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank established its operations within the building. Heavily damaged during World War II, the palace was reconstructed in the 1950s with its ground floor adapted for commercial shops, though the decorated staircase remains publicly accessible. It is now recognized as an architectural heritage monument in Bavaria.