Seidenhauskaserne
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The Seidenhauskaserne also called Artillerie-Kaserne, was a smaller military facility of the Bavarian army
, located at Hofgarten Strasse 1 in Munich
, Germany
, which existed from 1808 until 1899.
of the Munich garrison
had an unfavourable tactical location, and some of them felt into disrepair, in 1803 the Bavarian army rented the old court silk factory building to accommodate their artillery
troops in the south-eastern corner of the Hofgarten
at the northern outskirts of old Munich, nearby the new Hofgartenkaserne
, which was under construction since 1801.
Due to the epidemic of typhoid in the Hofgarten- and the Seidenhauskaserne in 1893, a meeting of scientists, physicians, military, engineers and representatives of the city was scheduled to clarify the reasons. Chairman of the meeting was the Bavarian minister of war Adolph von Asch
. Due to a missing uniform conclusion, von Asch decided to apply for closing the barracks at prince regent Luitpold
, who accepted the motion on July 18, 1893. The Seidenhauskaserne was fully evacuated in 1899. The building slated for demolition in 1900 to make way for an army museum.
Bavarian army
The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919...
, located at Hofgarten Strasse 1 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
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, which existed from 1808 until 1899.
History
Because the existing barracksBarracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
of the Munich garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
had an unfavourable tactical location, and some of them felt into disrepair, in 1803 the Bavarian army rented the old court silk factory building to accommodate their artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
troops in the south-eastern corner of the Hofgarten
Hofgarten (München)
The Hofgarten is a garden in the center of Munich, Germany, located between the Residenz and the Englischer Garten.The garden was built in 1613-1617 by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria as an Italian style Renaissance garden. In the center of the garden is a pavilion for the goddess Diana, built in...
at the northern outskirts of old Munich, nearby the new Hofgartenkaserne
Hofgartenkaserne
The Hofgartenkaserne, also known as Infanterie-Leibregiment-Kaserne or Max-Joseph-Kaserne, was a military facility of the Bavarian army, located at Hofgarten Strasse 2 in Munich, Germany...
, which was under construction since 1801.
Due to the epidemic of typhoid in the Hofgarten- and the Seidenhauskaserne in 1893, a meeting of scientists, physicians, military, engineers and representatives of the city was scheduled to clarify the reasons. Chairman of the meeting was the Bavarian minister of war Adolph von Asch
Adolph von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff
Adolph Freiherr' von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister from June 5, 1893 to April 4, 1905. He was born and died in Munich.- Biography :...
. Due to a missing uniform conclusion, von Asch decided to apply for closing the barracks at prince regent Luitpold
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria , was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, due to the incapacity of his nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto.-Early life:...
, who accepted the motion on July 18, 1893. The Seidenhauskaserne was fully evacuated in 1899. The building slated for demolition in 1900 to make way for an army museum.