Schloss Wilhelmshöhe

The Wilhelmshöhe Palace (German: Schloss Wilhelmshöhe) is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century. Emperor Wilhelm II made extensive use of it as a summer residence and personal retreat.

Today, the palace houses the art gallery Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, part of Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel. Since 2013, the Wilhelmshöhe Palace has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe because of its contribution to Baroque architecture and the outstanding water features that surround the palace.

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Schloss Wilhelmshöhe ranks #627 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1786, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,439 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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