The Prinzenpalais is a

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, now used as an

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, in the city of

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. The museum houses the

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collection of the State Museum for Art and Cultural History. The building dates from 1826 and is in the

classical style Classical architecture typically refers to architecture consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or more specifically, from ''De architectura'' (c. 10 AD) by the Roman architect Vitruvius. Va ...

. It was the residence of the

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n princes

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and Peter. Subsequently

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Niklaus Friedrich Peter occupied the building. In 2003, it became part of the State Museum of Art and Cultural History (with the

Augusteum An Augusteum (plural ''Augustea'') was originally a site of imperial cult in ancient Roman religion, named after the imperial title of Augustus. It was known as a Sebasteion in the Greek East of the Roman Empire. Examples have been excavated in ...

and

Schloss Oldenburg Schloss Oldenburg (Oldenburg palace) is a ''schloss'', or palace, in the city of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg in the present-day state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle on the site was built around 1100 and became the ancestral home of the ...

) and is an art gallery. The museum concentrates on

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ists, ranging from

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and

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in the mid-19th century to the post-1945 era. The Prinzenpalais building is near the northeast corner of the

Schlossgarten Oldenburg The Schlossgarten Oldenburg ("castle garden") is a 16-hectare public park in the city of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, northern Germany, located between the Eversten district and the city centre to the north. At the northwest end ...

. The Augusteum,

Elisabeth-Anna-Palais The Elisabeth-Anna-Palais is a secular red-brick building in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, located at the northeast of the Schlossgarten Oldenburg, close to the Schloss Oldenburg. History Usually the ducal family resided in Schloss Oldenburg ...

, and Schloss Oldenburg are all close to the museum.

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* 1826 establishments in the German Confederation Buildings and structures completed in 1826 Art museums and galleries established in 2003 Buildings and structures in Oldenburg (city) Tourist attractions in Oldenburg (city) Museums in Lower Saxony Art museums and galleries in Germany Neoclassical architecture in Germany {{LowerSaxony-struct-stub

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