Name

Bayerisches Hofbauamt (Bavarian Court Building Office)

Type

Corporate Body

Dates

16th–19th c.

Places

München


History

Building office of the Wittelsbach court in Munich, charged with the construction and upkeep of the ducal and later electoral residences. It directed the court craftsmen, procured materials and kept the building files of the works in hand.


Identity

Other forms of name
Hofbauamt München; Kurfürstliches Hofbauamt

Description

Functions and occupations
Court building administration
Mandates / source of authority
Authority derived from the Duke, later Elector, of Bavaria.

Relationships

Related resources
Bauakten, Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv

Access points

Place
München
Occupation
Building administration

Control

Record identifier
EG-AR-HOFBAUAMT
Cataloguer
Nicolae Munteanu
Rules / conventions
ISAAR(CPF), 2nd ed.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of revision
2026-08-28
Sources
Institutional outline compiled from general reference works for the EuroGloss demonstration dataset; not derived from an archival finding aid.