Palace Square (Schlossplatz)The symbolic heart of Stuttgart, the Schlossplatz or Palace
Square, is a popular meeting point for locals and travellers alike,
the beautifully baroque New Palace providing a majestic backdrop.
The former residence of kings, the New Palace was built between
1746 and 1806 and is now a base for the state government of Baden-
. If the New Palace feels a bit French it's
because the Duke Carl Eugen of
wanted to create a Versailles in Stuttgart. The
K?¶nig Wilhelm Jubilee Column, rising in the fore, was erected in
1841 in honour of King Wilhelm's silver jubilee (25 years of
reign), and the statue of Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmony
at the pinnacle, added in 1863. The two fountains were built at the
same time, the eight cherubs each representing one of W??rttemberg's
rivers.
Transportation: Stuttgart's underground stops directly beneath
Schlossplatz. |
