demolition in 1899 to make way for an army museum. The Bavarian Army Museum, which was built a few steps more westwards on a new fundament after 1901, was opened in 1905 and existed until the end of World War II. The building remained in ruins. The central dome building was rebuilt and is the central part of today's Bavarian Staatskanzlei's building ("State Chancellery"), which was completed in 1993. References Barracks in Munich History of Munich Military of Bavaria Maxvorstadt