- Type
- Palace / château
- Origins
- 1746 · 18th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Style
- baroque architecture
- Commissioned by
- Karl II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
- Architect
- Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret
- Coordinates
- 48.7781°, 9.1819°
History
Duke Charles Eugene of Württemberg laid the foundation stone of a new residence in 1746, finding the Old Castle too modest. Leopold Retti drew up the plans, and after his death Philippe de La Guêpière took over the work. Building was halted by a fire in 1762 and by the duke's quarrel with the Württemberg estates, which led him to move his court to Ludwigsburg. The interiors were only completed by Frederick I, the first King of Württemberg, who entrusted them to Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret. The palace remained the seat of the monarchs until 1918 and burned out in air raids in 1944. After a long dispute over demolition it was rebuilt in 1958–1964 to house ministries of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
What to see
The three-winged palace with its cour d'honneur closes off the north-eastern side of the broad Schlossplatz with its Jubilee Column and fountains, and the Old Castle stands next door. As the building houses government offices, its interiors are not normally open, though they occasionally welcome visitors on open days. Behind the palace stretch the palace gardens, running on towards a park by the Neckar.
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