Rosenstein Castle is a country palace in Stuttgart that was originally planned as the summer residence of the king. It is located directly next to the Wilhelma zoological and botanical gardens on the eastern edge of Rosensteinpark in the Bad Cannstatt district. Today, as the Rosenstein Castle Museum, the castle houses the biological collection of the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History.
Rosenstein Castle was built in 1824-1829 under King Wilhelm I by his court architect Giovanni Salucci in a classical style. The palace, which was planned as a summer residence, was ultimately never permanently occupied. Rosenstein Castle was originally called Landhaus Rosenstein, and it was only in the 20th century that Rosenstein Castle received its current name. King Wilhelm I did not want his rural residences to be called castles so as not to be accused of waste in his puritanical country.
The castle was originally magnificently furnished, partly decorated with fresco paintings, the floors consisted mainly of oak parquet, often even with inlay work. Unfortunately, after severe destruction in World War II, very little of this interior can be seen. Only the surrounding frieze by Konrad Weitbrecht in the columned hall still bears witness to the former splendor.
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