Image gallery for: Herrenchiemsee palace germany herrenchiemsee is a complex of royal buildings on the herreninsel an island in the chiemsee bavaria s largest lake 60 km south east of munich together with the neighbouring island of frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited krautinsel it forms the municipality of chiemsee the augustine monastery herrenchiemsee later converted into the old palace altes schloss and herrenchiemsee palace also known as the new palace neues schloss are the most famous of these buildings and the largest of king ludwig ii of bavaria s palaces