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    June 4, 2023

    The electoral palace is the main building of the University of Bonn and was once the residence of the Cologne electors. Today the building, including the courtyard garden, is a listed building. The castle was built between 1567 and 1577. In the years 1715-1723 Robert de Cotte opened the building to the south and expanded the ensemble to include the courtyard garden. With the long east wing, the building extends almost to the Rhine.

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      August 1, 2023

      "The predecessor of the current palace was built by order of Elector Salentin von Isenburg in 1567-1577. This palace, which was bordered on the south by the city wall, was destroyed during the cannonade of Bonn by Elector Joseph Clemens' allied troops in 1689. when he recaptured the city.

      In the years 1697-1705 he had the palace rebuilt according to the plans of the Munich court architect Enrico Zuccalli as a fort-like four-wing complex with four corner avant-corps. Antonio Riva was the construction manager. The building is grouped around a rectangular arcaded courtyard and opens in a north-easterly direction to a courtyard where the main entrance to the palace was located in the electoral period. Around 1700 the double church was added to the west wing. In its place is today the auditorium of the university.

      In the years 1715-1723, Robert de Cotte (1656-1735) opened this austere building to the south and laid out the courtyard garden. In 1744 the south side received the statue of the Madonna 'Regina Pacis', the patron saint of the university. The gilded sculpture by the sculptor Wilhelm Rottermondt is attached above the south entrance."
      Source: Wikipedia.de

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        December 26, 2023

        If you like architecture, you shouldn't miss it, everyone else has something to look at. Nicely made and so far in good condition. If you look closer, you can see small details that were previously highlighted.

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