The King's House on Schachen is a small alpine chalet built for Ludwig II of Bavaria on the Schachen, a site in the Wetterstein mountains about ten kilometers south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It was built between 1869 and 1872 to a design by the architect Georg von Dollmann. The exterior and ground floor are modest, timber-framed alpine chalet construction, but the upper floor conceals an extravagant reception hall that contrasts sharply with the plain outside. Although built in the style of a hunting lodge, Ludwig disliked hunting and used the house instead for birthday and anniversary celebrations. It is now open as a museum, sits beside a seasonal alpine botanical garden, and was designated part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 2 Completed Year Classification
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1. King's House on Schachen (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_House_on_Schachen, lead definition
The King's House on Schachen (German: Königshaus am Schachen) is a small villa (Schlösschen) at Schachen, Wetterstein Formation, about 10 km south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, built by Ludwig II of Bavaria.
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The King's House on Schachen is a small alpine chalet built for Ludwig II of Bavaria on the Schachen, a site in the Wetterstein mountains about ten kilometers south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It was built between 1869 and 1872 to a design by the architect Georg von Dollmann. The exterior and ground floor are modest, timber-framed alpine chalet construction, but the upper floor conceals an extravagant reception hall that contrasts sharply with the plain outside. Although built in the style of a hunting lodge, Ludwig disliked hunting and used the house instead for birthday and anniversary celebrations. It is now open as a museum, sits beside a seasonal alpine botanical garden, and was designated part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1869)
completion_date/completed = 1869-1872
In Style: Moorish Revival Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Moorish Revival architecture in Germany
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q256160, instance of (P31): villa
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Wikidata item Q256160, property P131/P17 (location): Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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