King Ludwig II hated Munich, so 150 years ago he had his personal Garden of Eden created on the roof of the Residenz, with a jungle, a grotto and a lake with a gondola. What became of the most modern technology at the time?
Of
Wolfgang Görl
Josephine Schefzky was a celebrated singer in the 1870s; she celebrated triumphs at the Munich court theater, where she made her debut in 1868, as well as on other German stages. In view of these successes, it was inevitable that King Ludwig II wanted to hear the diva, and indeed – he was so used to it – exclusively, without the presence of other, possibly incomprehensible listeners.