Rosenstein Palace

Stuttgart, Germany

Rosenstein Palace was built between 1822 and 1830 by the court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) in the classical style for King Wilhelm I. The palace stands in Rosenstein Park on a height overlooking the Neckar river valley. Formerly called the Kahlenstein (literally 'bald rock', because it was bare of trees), the hill was renamed Rosenstein ('rose rock'), and a rose garden was planted to the south-east of the palace.

Today, Schloss Rosenstein houses that part of State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart dealing with extant lifeforms.

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Founded: 1822
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Germany
Historical period: German Confederation (Germany)

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vahini rajendran (2 years ago)
Kids will enjoy a lot.
Maciej B. Borzym (3 years ago)
Fantastic, makes you love nature even more
Burak Uçar (4 years ago)
This museum has no English explanations
Vrushabh Joijode (4 years ago)
Life like animals Just amazing
S Serenomy (4 years ago)
To reach here by car is only possible by walking. You can use the park place of Zoo Wilhelma then 15 minutes mid-range upright walking. Great museum especially for kids. There are two different museum here. Naturkunde and Museum am Löwentor. You can get a combined ticket by paying 1€ additionally. Distance between the museums is 20 minutes by walking. You can also enjoy very nice garden outside.
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