Glyptothek

Glyptothek

Glyptothek
The Glyptothek in Munich
Location	Munich, Germany
Coordinates	48°08′47″N 11°33′57″E / 48.14639°N 11.56583°E / 48.14639; 11.56583
Type	Art museum
Website	www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/en/

The Glyptothek (German: [ɡlʏptoˈteːk] ^ⓘ) is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures (hence γλυπτο- glypto- "sculpture", from the Greek verb γλύφειν glyphein "to carve" and the noun θήκη "container"). It was designed by Leo von Klenze in the neoclassical style, and built from 1816 to 1830. Today the museum is a part of the Kunstareal.