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Schloss Favorite (Rastatt)

Germany · 18th century

Founded
1710
Style
Baroque architecture
Architect
Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Rastatt
Coordinates
48.8222°, 8.24°
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Schloss Favorite (Rastatt) in Germany
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Description

Schloss Favorite is a schloss on the outskirts of Rastatt-Förch in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Built by Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer between 1710 and 1730, it was created as a hunting lodge and maison de plaisance (pleasure palace) for Margravine Sibylla Augusta, the widow of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (Türkenlouis). It was only used for several weeks per year as a summer residence, and it is not far from Schloss Rastatt.

Schloss Favorite houses a large collection of Chinese porcelain, black lacquerwork and Schwartz Porcelain. It is the oldest of the German so-called "porcelain palaces", and the only one to survive intact to this day.

Text adapted from “Schloss Favorite (Rastatt)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Favorite (Rastatt) ranks #3,639 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #301 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1710, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,291 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlsruhe, 25 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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