The Palais Bretzenheim (Bretzenheim Palace) is a historical building located in
Mannheim,
Baden-Württemberg in the South Western part of
Germany. It is located near the
Mannheim Palace on the
University of Mannheim's campus. The Palais was built between 1781 and 1788 according to the plans of the court
architect Peter Anton von Verschaffelt and belongs to the most important historical buildings of Mannheim's nobility. Originally, the Palais hosted the four children of
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore (german: link=no, Karl Theodor; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) reigned as Prince-elector and Count Palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as prince-elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777 to his ...
and his
mistress
Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to:
Romance and relationships
* Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a d ...
Josepha Seyffert as well as accommodated
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for a limited time teaching the elector's children how to play the
piano. Today, the Palais houses parts of the district court Mannheim.
Architecture
The building covers the whole southern part of the square (''Quadrat'') A2. The large frontside opposing the Mannheim Palace has 21 windows and three floors. The three middle arbors are bulged and incorporate a continuous balcony. The center window carries the official seal of the Family Heydeck-Bretzenheim.
Rooms
The Palais has about 60 rooms and was structured in 1970:
The ground floor of the right wing hosted the Bretzenheim administration and offered living and working rooms for the chancellor's director and several rooms for assistants and other administrative staff.
See also
*
Mannheim Palace
*
Electoral Palatinate
External links
Mannheim's Official Description of the Palais Bretzenheim
Literature
* Friedrich Walter: Bauwerke der Kurfürstenzeit in Mannheim, Mannheim 1928
Notes and references
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Palaces in Baden-Württemberg
Royal residences in Baden-Württemberg
Buildings and structures in Mannheim
Baroque architecture in Baden-Württemberg