Rosenstein Castle | |
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Schloss Rosenstein | |
Baden-Württemberg's Coat of Arms
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View at Night
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Location in Baden-Württemberg
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Former names | Die Kahlenstein (German: The Bald Rock) |
Etymology | Die Rosenstein (German: The Rose Rock), for the rock it sits upon. |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Palace |
Architectural style | Classical |
Location | Rosenstein Park |
Town or city | Stuttgart |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 48°48′3.6″N 9°12′21.6″E / 48.801000°N 9.206000°E |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Named for | Rose garden on the palace grounds |
Groundbreaking | 1824 |
Construction started | 1824 |
Completed | 1829 |
Renovated |
1950–1960 1990–1992 |
Demolished | 1944 |
Client | State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart |
Owner | State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 75 m × 47 m (246 ft × 154 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 3,235 m2 (34,820 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Giovanni Salucci |
1950–1960
Rosenstein Castle (German: Schloss Rosenstein) is a palace in Stuttgart, Germany. It was designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) as the summer palace for King Wilhelm I of Württemberg and was built between 1822 and 1830.
Today, the building houses that part of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart dealing with extant lifeforms.
Artists who participated in the construction and decoration of the palace were as listed below. Key to the abbreviations: