Aerial image of the Karlsruhe Palace (view from the southwest)

Karlsruhe Palace (german: Karlsruher Schloss) was built in 1715 for Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach after a dispute with the citizens of his previous capital,

Durlach Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000. History Durlach was bestowed by emperor Frederick II on the margrave Hermann V of Zähringen as an allodial possession. It was chosen by the margrave Ch ...

. The city of

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

has since grown around it. The building is now home to the main museum of the .

History

The first building was constructed by Jakob Friedrich von Batzendorf. The city was planned with the tower of the palace (''Schloss'') at the centre and 32 streets radiating out from it like

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on a

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, or ribs on a

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, so that a

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for Karlsruhe in German is the "fan city" (''Fächerstadt''). Originally partially made of wood, the palace had to be rebuilt in 1746, using stone. Charles Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach at the time and who eventually became

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles Frederick (22 November 1728 – 10 June 1811) was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden (initially only Margrave of Baden-Durlach) from 1738 until his death. Biography Born at Karlsruhe, he was the son of Hereditary Prince Fred ...

, then had the palace altered by Balthasar Neumann and Friedrich von Kesslau until 1770, adding larger windows and doors, pavilions and wings. In 1785, Wilhelm Jeremias Müller shortened the tower, adding a cupola. During the

Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, ...

, was expelled in 1849 for some time. In 1918, the last monarch,

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick II (9 July 1857 – 9 August 1928; german: Großherzog von Baden Friedrich II.) was the last sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, reigning from 1907 until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. The state of Baden originated from th ...

, had to move out. The former residence of the rulers of Baden is now used as the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Much of the city centre, including the palace, was reduced to rubble by Allied bombing during World War II but was quickly rebuilt after the war.

Gallery

Image:Karlsruhe_Schloss_See.jpg, Schlossgarten Image:Karlsruhe_Fasanengarten_Teehaeuschen.jpg, Chinese Tea huts Image:Karlsruhe-Schloss-meph666-2005-Feb-25-pic2.jpg, Front view (February 2005) Image:Karlsruhe Germany CastleByNight.jpg, The palace at night Image:Germany_Karlsruhe_Palace_Panorama.jpg, View from the townhall tower Image:Chanukka_Karlsruhe_3.jpg, The palace at night with

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Image:Christival Zug.jpg, The palace during a youth convention Image:Karlsruhe_palace_in_summer.jpg, The palace during the summer File:Karlsruhe Palace - Christmas illumination.jpg, The palace with Christmas illumination File:Karlsruhe - Karlsruhe Palace - 20170526210412.jpg, Two wheels in front of the palace during Heimattage celebrations in 2017

References

External links

Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
* City wiki about Karlsruhe Palace {{authority control Palaces in Baden-Württemberg Royal residences in Baden-Württemberg Museums in Baden-Württemberg Ethnographic museums in Germany Museums of ancient Rome in Germany History museums in Germany Tourist attractions in Karlsruhe

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