State Palaces &
Gardens
Baden-Württemberg
What did the Elector's lost bedroom in Mannheim Palace actually look like? And how should we imagine the Hohentwiel fortress ruins before they were destroyed? Digital exploration will enhance the visitor experience in the monuments in a way that is almost unimaginable today.
A first step: the new "Monuments 3D app" of the State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, which is already available for Hohentwiel Fortress. It offers many advantages - also from a conservation point of view. Because with the digital explanation in their hands, visitors become independent of signage. In future, the labeled museum object will once again become the historical space, free of texts.
Film series: Go on a journey through time
Michael Hörrmann, Managing Director of the State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, is leading a film series through some of the palaces, monasteries and castles in the state. He shows different places and special rooms. He tells stories and anecdotes as well as extraordinary events.
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Schwetzingen Palace, the glittering summer residence of the Electoral Palatinate court in the Baroque period, is famous far beyond the borders of the state for the beauty and harmony of its palace gardens. Its diversity can still be admired today in its original state.
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Ludwigsburg Palace is one of the largest original Baroque buildings in Europe. It offers visitors an impressive tour of princely state rooms from two centuries - from Baroque to Rococo and Classicism.
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Maulbronn Monastery is considered to be the most completely preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps. Maulbronn Monastery owes its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site to this preservation.
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The burial chapel in Stuttgart-Rotenberg was built by King Wilhelm I as an eternal token of love for his wife Katharina, who died young. Many lovers consider it to be the most romantic place in the country - with a magnificent view of the Neckar valley near Stuttgart.
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Heidelberg Castle has been the epitome of German romance for tourists from all over the world since the 19th century. The impressive ruins attract around one million visitors every year. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Heidelberg was one of the most magnificent castles in Europe.
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Weikersheim Castle is considered the most beautiful of the castles in Hohenlohe. The perfect preservation of not only the palace but also the surrounding area of the count's residence is impressive. The highlight is the baroque palace garden with its unique wealth of figures.
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Bruchsal Palace is one of the most beautiful buildings in the Kraichgau region. The famous staircase by Balthasar Neumann leads up to the richly decorated banqueting halls with impressive picture programs and the restored Beletage with its precious furniture and tapestries.
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Salem Abbey is one of the most beautiful cultural monuments on Lake Constance. The once mighty Cistercian abbey combines Gothic dignity with Baroque splendor. In the 19th century, the Margraves of Baden turned the huge monastery complex into their castle.
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The New Meersburg Castle, the baroque residence of the prince-bishops of Constance, still impresses today with its monumental staircase designed by the great Balthasar Neumann - and with an overwhelming panoramic view over Lake Constance.
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For centuries, the castle in Bad Mergentheim was the residence of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order. The monumental complex still fascinates visitors today. The exhibition invites visitors to immerse themselves in the more than 825-year history of the Order.
