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Karlsruhe Palace

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Karlsruhe: Dein Stadtrundgang

6.02km

01:32

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Market Square – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

10.4km

02:39

40m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Market Square – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

10.4km

02:39

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Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Rainer

December 8, 2020

Here, Karlsruhe Palace burned down in September 1944 during World War II. It was rebuilt as a museum between 1955 and 1966. Only the exterior facade was faithfully restored. Modern exhibition spaces were created inside. The palace facade was extensively renovated in time for Karlsruhe's anniversary in 2015.

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jaspers

November 2, 2021

Of course, there are enough people here who have described the castle. Here I am talking about the castle tower:
"Perhaps the most original and most elegantly proportioned creation of Karlsruhe classicism is the helmet of the castle tower, with which Wilhelm Jeremias Müller crowned both his work and the residence in 1785. Ten years after completing the extensive reconstruction of the castle, which was still carried out in the Baroque style, he had the curved hood of the old, disproportionately high castle tower removed and built a new dome-like roof structure with a balcony and lantern on the remaining tower shaft. Müller was a master at seamlessly matching the design of the tower helmet to the overall appearance of the castle.

The tower structure is also a textbook example of successful proportions. Its harmony arises primarily from the fact that Müller - consciously or unconsciously - applied the rule of the "golden ratio". This states that two lines are in an ideal relationship to one another when the larger line is to the smaller as the sum of both is to the larger. It is the same here: the height of the dome to the height of the lantern is the same as the total height of the lantern to the height of the dome.

The castle tower is open to the public via the Baden State Museum."
("City Walks in Karlsruhe - Classicism", book by Friedemann Schäfer)

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Juliane

July 30, 2022

Gigantic castle with great outdoor facilities. Great park and definitely walk a few meters further to the botanical garden!

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Karlsruhe Palace

1. Karlsruhe: Dein Stadtrundgang

2. Market Square – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

3. Market Square – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

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