Schloss Benrath
Manor in Düsseldorf, Germany, dating from 1770
Schloss Benrath (Benrath Palace) is a Baroque-style maison de plaisance (pleasure palace) in Benrath, which is now a borough of Düsseldorf. It was erected for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodor and his wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, by his garden and building director Nicolas de Pigage. Construction began in 1755 and was completed in 1770. The ensemble at Benrath has been proposed for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
From Schloss Benrath on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Type:
- Manor
- Period:
- 1770
- Where:
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.16°N, 6.87°E
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