Herzog-Max-Palais

The Herzog-Max-Palais was a neoclassical palace at Ludwigstraße 13 in Munich, Germany. It belonged to the House of Wittelsbach and was built from 1828 to 1830 for Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In 1937, the palace was destroyed by the Nazi Party in order to widen the Ludwigstraße. The successor construction was started in 1938 by Heinrich Wolff for the Reichsbank and was completed in 1951 for the Deutsche Bundesbank.

==History== thumb|left|upright|Plaque commemorating Herzog-Max-Palais as the birthplace of Empress Elisabeth of Austria The Herzog-Max-Palais was constructed from 1828 to 1831 according to a design by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria's brother-in-law Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. It was located at Ludwigstraße 13, filling up a block between the former Frühlingsstraße (now ) and the (now Rheinbergerstraße). The palace contained a theater, café, and extensive library. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, later the Empress of Austria, was born in the palace on 24 December 1837.