Neues Landschaftsgebäude, building in Old Town, Upper Bavaria, Germany
The Neues Landschaftsgebäude is a building at Roßmarkt in Munich designed in late Rococo style with early Empire elements. It features double-column windows on the facade, a rusticated ground floor with a mezzanine level, and a distinctive hipped roof that was simplified during post-war reconstruction.
Built from 1774 to 1778 by architect François de Cuvilliés the Younger, the building served as a meeting place for the Bavarian estates. After their dissolution in 1808, it was repurposed as a school and has housed the German Fashion Master School since 1931.
The name refers to the Bavarian estates that once met within its walls, connecting the building to the region's historical governance. Today a fashion school occupies the interior, blending past political significance with modern creative education and making it a living link to Munich's past.
The building is located centrally at Roßmarkt and is easily accessible on foot, as it sits in Munich's historic old town. The facade is clearly visible from the street, though the building itself is not open for tours.
A special feature is the simplified hipped roof that preserves the original structure after destruction in World War II. This roof form was unusual for the Rococo period and makes the building architecturally distinctive among its neighbors.
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