Blutenburg Castle

Blutenburg Castle is an ancient hunting castle in Munich, which now houses the International Youth Library. The castle is washed by the Wurm River and two ponds, so the building is located almost on the island.

The castle was built in the XV century by order of Duke Albrecht III. At the end of the XV century, the castle was expanded by the son of Duke Albrecht – Sigismund, who made the palace his residence. He turned the building into a hunting castle and built a Gothic chapel. The altar of the chapel was designed by Polish artist Jan Polak.

Since 1983, the castle has housed a library with over 400,000 books. In the ancient halls of the palace, you can hold various celebrations, and you can get married and baptized in the chapel built on the territory of the castle.