Joseph Effner

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Joseph Effner (baptized February 4, 1687 in Dachau; † February 23, 1745 in Munich) was a German architect and decorator.

In 1706 Effner was retrained by Gabriel Germain Boffrand in Paris. From 1715 to 1726 Effner was architect to the elector of Bavaria Max Emanuel.

[edit] Chief Works

• Upgrading of Dachau Palace (1715-1717)
• Fürstenried Palace in Munich (1715–1717)
• Expansion of the Park and Palace of Nymphenburg and construction of the Pagodenburg (1716-1719) and the Badenburg (1718-1721)
• Expansion of Schleissheim Palace (1719-1726)
• Construction of the Reiche Zimmer in the Munich Residence
• Palais Preysing in Munich (1723-1729)