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Rastatt Residential Palace
The first Baroque residence on the Upper Rhine

DIVERSE BACKGROUNDSINTERESTING & AMUSING FACTS

Learn more about the fascinating history of the Rastatt Residential Palace: its magnificent Baroque architecture as a symbol of absolutism, its builders and inhabitants, or the ladies of the harem and stories about velvet paws. Delve into the world of a Baroque residence.

Gable with Baden's coat of arms beneath the "golden man," Rastatt Residential Palace.

The margraves and their residence

After the war, when the state had been ravaged, the margraves built a new residence of what they deemed to be a sufficient size.

Milestones
Portrait of Princess Augusta Maria Johanna of Orléans.

Only human?

The princes' lives were determined by pride of rank and showmanship, each had their role to play.

Figures
Layout of Rastatt Palace and garden from 1798.

Ladies of the harem and women of low rank

Anywhere people live, stories arise - even in Rastatt. Most are about women - the loved and the rejected.

Anecdotes
Genies, architectural decoration on the central risalit, Rastatt Residential Palace.

Baroque and rococo

Baroque art is characterized by a need for representation. This is especially evident in Rastatt Palace.

History of design
Portrait of Margravine Sibylla Augusta.

Impressions of life at court

There is much to learn here, about everyday life in the Baroque period, about war and peace, and about a strong woman.

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