- Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
State Party = GER
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iv
ID = 288
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 1984
Session = 8th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/288The Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces inBrühl, North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany have been listed as aUNESCO culturalWorld Heritage Site since 1984. They are connected by the spacious gardens and trees of the Schlosspark.The palaces were built at the beginning of the 18th century by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne,
Clemens August of Bavaria (1700-1761) of theWittelsbach family. The architects wereJohann Conrad Schlaun and François de Cuvilliés. The magnificent staircase in Augustusburg Palace was designed byJohann Balthasar Neumann .The gardens were designed byDominique Girard . An elaborate flower garden for an area south of the palaces was also designed, but it was restructured byPeter Joseph Lenné in the 1800s and turned into alandscape garden . Attempts to renovate the area have proven difficult, due to poor source material availability.Falkenlust was built from 1729 to 1740, in the style of the
Amalienburg hunting lodge in the park ofNymphenburg Palace by François de Cuvilliés.Until 1994, Augustusburg has been used as a reception hall for guests of state by the German President.
Present
Since the 2001 season, the palace management has offered normal sightseeing tours as well as specially themed tours. A tour, in German, costs 5 EUR.
Augustusburg Palace and its parks also serve as a venue for the Brühl Palace Concerts.
The
Max Ernst Museum is close by.External links
*de icon [http://www.schlossbruehl.de Official website]
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