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Philippsruhe Palace

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Philippsruhe Palace

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Philippsruhe Palace

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Location: Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Mühlheim Lock and Weir – Schloss Philippsruhe loop from Dörnigheim

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2. Mühlheim Lock and Weir – Schloss Philippsruhe loop from Steinheim/Main (Hanau)

8.57km

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3. Dietesheim Quarries – View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry loop from Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim

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guude 🤘

April 23, 2022

Wonderful castle, absolutely worth seeing from all sides.

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guude 🤘

May 13, 2022

This is Hanau's landmark

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Denis

October 14, 2018

Beautifully landscaped castle park 👍🏼

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Frank Rmr

March 15, 2021

monumental palace complex, which is outwardly presented in the style of the Wilhelminian era, but in its structure clearly shows the baroque residence

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

April 7, 2022

In 1594, Count Philipp Ludwig II bought a piece of land in the area of today's castle in order to have a country house built there. However, this Renaissance castle was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.
At the end of the 17th century, Count Philipp Reinhard decided to build a new Baroque palace with a garden.
Construction of the main building began in 1701. The castle complex is based on the French Clagny Castle, which was designed by Hardouin-Mansard. Architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil drew up the plans for Hanau Castle, and he also oversaw the first stages of construction. Barely a year after the start of construction, however, Count Philipp Reinhard had him replaced by a French colleague, Jacques Girard. The palace consisted of a dominant central building as well as two-storey residential wings and one-storey wing buildings grouped around a courtyard. The corner pavilions were built in 1702, the stables and the coach house in 1706.
The last Count of Hanau, Johann Reinhard III., had the baroque complex renovated by "Mr. Cardinal's engineer Mons. Bonde" from 1720 with an orangery at the north-west end of the castle park, whose original flat roof had to be fundamentally rebuilt by Christian Ludwig Hermann in 1736 due to rainwater penetrating and replaced with a mansard roof.
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Norbert Reichl

April 21, 2021

A very imposing castle which presents itself in the style of the Gründerzeit. With a beautiful castle garden, which invites you to stroll or just relax.
In the middle of the castle garden there is a spacious duck pond.
At the end of the castle park is the unique covered open-air venue of the amphitheater as a cultural meeting place and center of art.
Due to its special location on the Main, it is possible to hike a little, ride a bike, do other sports, or simply settle down on one of the very well-kept green areas.

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Juschu ( Jürgen & Vicky)

May 30, 2025

Beautiful castle with a fountain parade around it

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Thorsten

May 4, 2021

Super beautiful castle park with a view of Philippsruhe Castle. Benches invite you to linger.

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SWE

July 26, 2022

The palace complex and park are definitely worth a visit.

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Armin

August 9, 2020

Interesting - when the lake is feeling and the fountain is in operation.

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Mini-Rudel "Jacqueline und Markus"

April 5, 2016

Here Erika and I were married in May 2014 :-) ...

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Location: Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Mühlheim Lock and Weir – Schloss Philippsruhe loop from Dörnigheim

2. Mühlheim Lock and Weir – Schloss Philippsruhe loop from Steinheim/Main (Hanau)

3. Dietesheim Quarries – View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry loop from Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim

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