The Karlsruhe palace was built in 1715 by Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach. It served until 1918 as the residence of the Marquis and Grand Dukes of Baden.
During World War II, the Karlsruhe palace burned in September 1944 by bomb attacks from. Between 1955 and 1966 it was rebuilt as a museum. Only the exterior facade was restored to the original. Inside, modern exhibition space.
emerged today is housed in the building, the Baden State Museum and part of the Federal Constitutional Court.
The northern side of the castle, the Hardt forest situated castle garden was created 1731-1746 by Christian Thran in French baroque style. Even in the 18th Century was the Grand Duke Karl Friedrich rebuild parts of the park to the English landscape garden. On the occasion of the National Garden Festival in 1967 for a renewal and development in the same Style. In addition to many rare species found here sculptures, monuments and fountains from various periods from Baroque to modern. 1967, the castle garden railway Karlsruhe was put into operation.
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