K?nig Maximilian I Joseph von Bayern Denkmal statue in front of the Nationaltheater (Munich) The theater was commissioned by Maximilian I and the project was entrusted to the architect Karl von Fischer, who completed it in 1818. The building was destroyed by fire in 1823 and was rebuilt for the opening on 23 January 1825, based on a design by Leo von Klenze. Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe