Description of the attraction
While still Crown Prince Ludwig I, fascinated by antiquity, ordered agents to acquire Greek and Roman works of art. By building the Glyptotek in 1816-30, Leo von Klenze created a fitting setting for the exhibits. The Glyptotek building with four wings, the courtyard of which gives light to the halls, lies behind an arcade with Ionic columns. The windowless exterior walls are enlivened by sculptures set in niches.
The Propylaea building was designed by Leo von Klenze in the neoclassical style after the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens. The propylaea were built with money from the private foundation of Ludwig I after his abdication.
