Palais Schaumburg

Palais Schaumburg is a neoclassical-style building in Bonn, Germany, which served as the primary official seat of the German Federal Chancellery and the primary official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1976. As the headquarters of the Federal Chancellery, it was simply known as the House of the Federal Chancellor (German: Haus des Bundeskanzlers). Since 2001, Palais Schaumburg has served as the secondary official seat of the German Federal Chancellery and the secondary official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Palais Schaumburg ranks #920 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #72 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1860, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,697 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 27 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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