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Branitz Palace

Germany · 18th century

Founded
c. 1770
Style
Late Baroque
Architect
Rudolf Gottgetreu, Ferdinand von Arnim, Eduard Titz
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Brandenburg
Location
Cottbus
Coordinates
51.74214°, 14.36906°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Branitz Palace in Germany
Photo: Jörg Blobelt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Branitz Palace is a baroque palace with interiors designed by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany. It was built in the 1770s and most of the furnishings date from around 1860. The palace is located in Branitz Park, near the center of Cottbus. It is located in the district of Sandow in Cottbus and borders on the district of Branitz. Branitz Palace is surrounded by a representative pleasure ground, which is divided into several differently themed gardens. The castle is classified as an architectural monument and is included in the list of architectural monuments in Cottbus.

Text adapted from “Branitz Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Branitz Palace ranks #5,372 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #485 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1770, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,533 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dresden, 89 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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