Brunswick Palace (german: Braunschweiger Schloss or ''Braunschweiger Residenzschloss'') on the ''Bohlweg'' in the centre of the city of Brunswick (german: Braunschweig), was the

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of the Brunswick dukes from 1753 to 8 November 1918.

History

Work on the first building was begun in 1718 under the direction of

Hermann Korb Hermann Korb (1656, Niese (near Lügde) - 23 December 1735, Wolfenbüttel) was a German architect who worked mainly in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Life Little is known of his early life. It is generally believed that he started ...

. After this building burned down in 1830, a second palace was built by

Carl Theodor Ottmer Carl Theodor Ottmer (19 January 1800, Braunschweig – 22 August 1843, Berlin) was a German architect. Life He was the son of Johann Heinrich Gottfried Ottmer (1767–1814), a surgeon, and his second wife Elisabeth. He began his architectural ...

, being completed in 1841. This was completely demolished in 1960 at the direction of Brunswick's city council due to the heavy damage it had suffered in air raids during the

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.
/ref> The Palace Park () was laid out on the resulting waste ground. This was completely removed in the spring of 2005 – following another resolution of the city council in 2004 – in order to erect a large shopping centre, the so-called (Palace Arcades), by spring 2007 on the land that had been cleared. Its western facade was to consist of a faithful reconstruction of the facade of Ottmer's palace. The building was opened to the public on 6 May 2007.

Distinctions

* 2009: Peter Joseph Krahe PrizeBraunschweig Report, Ausgabe 45, 4 November 2009, page 3

Gallery

Sources

* Bernd Wedemeyer: 2. Aufl., Braunschweig 1993

References

External links

Photo gallery of the construction of the Palace Arcades in Brunswick
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Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II