Bayerische Staatskanzlei is also the name of the building in
Munich that houses the personal offices of the chancellery staff. It was erected from 1989 to 1993 around the central dome of the former
Bavarian Army Museum, which had been built in 1905 at the site of the
Hofgartenkaserne barracks and was demolished in
World War II. The museum then was moved to the
New Castle in
Ingolstadt. With reference to
Leo von Klenze's neighbouring Festsaalbau of the
Munich Residenz, the new building of the Bavarian Army Museum was also influenced by the Italian
High Renaissance architecture, but shows the monumentalization of the late
Historicism. The architect was Ludwig Mellinger. The west side of the central building with six columns completes a three-part entablature with limestone figures in the center and four trophies. The east facade, originally facing no road, was made comparatively restrained. Under the dome was a central room, a "Hall of Fame". This space takes the two upper floors with a height of 32 meters. After its destruction in World War II, the two side wings were torn off, the central building was for a ruin for decades. By 1982, however, the dome with its copper coverage was restored. The remnants of some
Renaissance arcades of the
Hofgarten in the north were integrated to the building. The two new wings are covered in full length with glazed stairs in the style of Jacob's Ladders, giving the impression of ship stairs. At the request of then-Prime Minister
Max Streibl an intimate space with wood paneling and furnishings, ("Zirbelstube") was inserted after the reception room of the Prime Minister, who caused a stir because of high costs. The building comprises about 8,800 m2. To the east of the building the stream Köglmühlbach flows past above ground. Before the west side of the courtyard is the war memorial and the equestrian statue of Duke
Otto I Wittelsbach. ==See also==