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Residential Palace Darmstadt

Germany

Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Location
Darmstadt
Coordinates
49.8736°, 8.65528°
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Residential Palace Darmstadt in Germany
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Description

The Residential Palace Darmstadt (German: Residenzschloss Darmstadt, often also called Stadtschloss) is the former residence and administrative seat of the landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt and from 1806 to 1919 of the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt. It is located in the centre of the city of Darmstadt. The palace consists of an older Renaissance part and an 18th-century Baroque part.

As of 2023, the castle is the seat of the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the German-Polish Institute.

Text adapted from “Residential Palace Darmstadt” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Residential Palace Darmstadt ranks #3,498 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #288 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,660 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 26 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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