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Featuring the first Rocaille in Germany, Augustusburg Palace marks the cradle of Rococo in Germany. Elector and Archbishop Clemens August had his summer palace built between 1725 and 1768 on the ruins of a medieval moated castle – initially by the Westphalian master builder Johann Conrad Schlaun. Starting in 1728, the Walloon architect François de Cuvilliés the Elder designed Augustusburg Palace in its current form. However, Clemens August never saw his favorite residence completed, as it wasn't completed until seven years after his death.

Today, the moated castle is used for patient treatment. The private acute care clinic for psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychosomatics, and sports psychiatry is the first location of the Libermenta Clinics. A broad spectrum of psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders is treated there. A particular focus is on the treatment of stress-related consequences such as burnout, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorders.

AUGUSTUSBURG Castle and the neighboring Falkenlust hunting lodge - as well as the gardens connecting the two buildings (which have been brutally cut through since the construction of a bypass road) - quite rightly bear the title of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The castle park is free to enter (for example, it can be reached in a few minutes on foot from Brühl train station), but cycling is not permitted. The castle itself can be visited as part of guided tours or at concerts.

Augustusburg Castle and the neighboring, much smaller FALKENLUST hunting lodge - as well as the gardens connecting the two buildings (brutally cut through since the construction of a bypass) - rightly bear the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The palace park is freely accessible (e.g. a few minutes' walk from the Brühl train station), the hunting lodge itself has an entrance fee. What is particularly striking about the architecture is the flat roof, which is completely untypical for a palace building and is primarily used as a terrace: from there the electoral householder and his illustrious guests could pursue their hobby of hunting birds of prey ("Beiz" or "Beize " called).

AUGUSTUSBURG Palace and the neighboring hunting lodge Falkenlust - as well as the gardens connecting the two buildings (brutally cut through since the construction of a bypass) - rightly bear the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The palace park is freely accessible (e.g. a few minutes’ walk from Brühl train station), but the palace itself is not. It can be visited as part of guided tours or concerts.

Impressive building and beautiful park. Note: cycling is not permitted in the park. Pushing a bike is hip 😉

Beautiful castle 🏰 with a fantastically beautiful castle park 👍

Really great castle park with ancient trees 🌳🏰