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Old Palace, Berlin – former residence of German Emperor William I; Ordenspalais – palace of several Prussian Kings and nobles (demolished) Pannwitz Palace - completed 1914, now serving as a noble hotel; Podewils Palace - unique Baroque palace in central Berlin; Palace of Prince Albrecht – former residence of Prince Albert of Prussia ...
After a further 20 years of continued maintenance of the gardens surrounding the abandoned and decaying palace, King William I and his wife Catherine founded an agricultural school on the grounds of the palace in 1818. [3] Today, after renovations lasting from 1967–1993, [3] the castle holds the University of Hohenheim. [4] Kaltental Castle
The city is located in a plateau 450 m (1,510 ft) high, [4] over the promontory formed by the gorges of the Corgo and Cabril rivers, where the oldest part of town (Vila Velha) is located, framed by the escarpments of the Corgo gorge. The Alvão and Marão mountains overlook the town on the northwest and southwest side, respectively, rising up ...
The Port of Boston (AMS Seaport Code: 0401, [2] UN/LOCODE: US BOS) is a major seaport located in Boston Harbor and adjacent to the City of Boston. [3] It is the largest port in Massachusetts and one of the principal ports on the East Coast of the United States .
Herrenchiemsee is a complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, the largest island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany.Together with the neighbouring isle of Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel, it forms the municipality of Chiemsee, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Munich.
Germany: Schleissheim Palace: Oberschleißheim: Maximilian II Emanuel Germany: Lustheim Palace: Oberschleißheim Maximilian II Emanuel Germany: Nymphenburg Palace: Munich: House of Wittelsbach Germany: Amalienburg: Munich Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress Germany: Fürstenried Palace: Munich Maximilian II Emanuel Germany: Holnstein Palace: Munich
One of the first and largest English parks in Germany and continental Europe, it was created in the late 18th century under the regency of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau. [1] Today, the cultural landscape of Dessau-Wörlitz encompasses an area of 142 km 2 (55 sq mi) within the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve in the German state of Saxony ...
It is located downtown at the entrance to the Zeil, the central pedestrian shopping street. Hauptwache. Although today Hauptwache is mostly associated with the inner-city underground train station of the same name, the name originates from a baroque building on the square above the station. The Hauptwache building was constructed in 1730 and ...