Electoral Palace (Bonn)

The Electoral Palace (German: Kurfürstliches Schloss) in Bonn is the former residential palace of the Prince-Electors of Cologne. Since 1818, it has been the University of Bonn's main building in the city center, home to the University administration and the faculty of humanities and theology.

It was built by Enrico Zuccalli for the prince-elector Joseph Clemens of Bavaria from 1697 to 1705. The Hofgarten, a large park in front of the main building, is a popular place for students to meet, study and relax. The Hofgarten was repeatedly a place for political demonstrations, as for example the demonstration against the NATO Double-Track Decision on 22 October 1981, with about 250,000 participants.

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Electoral Palace (Bonn) ranks #2,191 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #162 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1697, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,188 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 25 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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