Leineschloss

Manor in Mitte, Germany, dating from 1746

The Leine Palace (German: Leineschloss), situated on the Leine in Hanover, Germany, is a former residence of the Hanoverian dukes, electors and kings. It is now the seat of the parliament (Landtag) of Lower Saxony. The first building on the site was a Franciscan friary, constructed in about 1300, which was abandoned in 1533 after the Protestant Reformation. In 1636, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, began converting the monastery into a rather small late-renaissance palace as his residence as ruler of the Principality of Calenberg. The former monastery church served as a castle church and ro

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Type:
Manor

Period:
1746

Where:
Mitte, Germany

Coordinates:
52.37°N, 9.73°E

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