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Neues Schloss Bayreuth

Germany · 18th century

Founded
1753
Architect
Joseph Saint-Pierre, Carl von Gontard, Rudolf Heinrich Richter
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Bayreuth
Coordinates
49.94194°, 11.5775°
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Neues Schloss Bayreuth in Germany
Photo: D.j.mueller · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The New Palace is a former residence of the margraves of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in the town of Bayreuth, Bavarian since 1810. The single-wing complex was built from 1753 on the orders of Frederick III of Brandenburg-Bayreuth to a design by Joseph Saint-Pierre in the Rococo style. Notable features include the Ceremonial Hall, the Mirrored Glass Cabinet, and the Palm Room.

Machine-translated from “Neues Schloss Bayreuth” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Neues Schloss Bayreuth ranks #4,920 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #414 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1753, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,554 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlovy Vary, 98 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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