New Palace (Stuttgart)

The New Palace (German: Neues Schloss) is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Stuttgart and is one of the last large city palaces built in Southern Germany. The palace is located on the Schlossplatz in front of the Jubiläumssäule column and Königsbau. Public tours of the building are only permitted by special arrangement, as the building contains some government offices. Once a historic residence of the kings of Württemberg, the New Palace derives its name from its commissioning by Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg to replace the Old Castle in the early years of his reign. Originally, Charles commissioned Nikolaus Friedrich Thouret, but architects Leopoldo Retti, Philippe de La Guêpière, Reinhard Heinrich Ferdinand Fischer would contribute to the design, history, and construction of the palace.

The palace was heavily bombed in World War II, leaving only a shell. It was finally agreed to rebuild it in 1957.

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New Palace (Stuttgart) ranks #1,032 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1746, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,630 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 1 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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