Germany · 18th century
The Georgium is a princely palace in Dessau, Germany. It was built for Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau, younger brother of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. It now houses the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie art gallery.
Georgium Palace, Georgengarten and Beckerbruch on the Elbe are part of the Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams project.
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Georgium ranks #4,139 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #338 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1783, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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