Visit of Schloss Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Beautiful Baroque and Rococo interiors.
Rastatt Residential Palace is the oldest
Baroque residence in the Upper Rhine Valley. The palace, gardens and town were
planned as a whole, to create an impression of elegant, perfectly-with the
palace commanding pride of place at the centre.
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Schloss Rastatt is a historical building in Rastatt, Germany.
The palace and the Garden were built between 1700 and 1707 by the Italian
architect Domenico Egidio Rossi as ordered by Margrave Louis William of Baden-Baden.
A large staircase with stucco decorations give way to the
Belle-etage. The biggest and most decorated hall is the Ahnensaal . It is
decorated with numerous frescoes and shows paintings of ancestors and of
captured Ottoman soldiers.
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| Rastatt Residential Palace, Interior |
Rastatt Residential Palace is the epitome of a Baroque
residence designed to display the might of an absolutist monarch: the visitor
must First cross an expansive grand courtyard, surrounded by an imposing
three-wing complex.
Decorated with plasterwork, the two staircases at the rear
of the courtyard lead to the centrepiece of the extensive main building, the Festsaal (banqueting Hall).
The Baroque complex has withstood the test of time almost unscated.Today the palace gardens are open to the public, with a modern slant on Baroque garden design.
The Military History Museum and the commemorative site for freedom movements in German history, which are both located in the palace, all make Rastatt Residential Palace well worth a visit.
Source Rastatt Residential Palace
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