Rosenstein Palace

Rosenstein Castle (German: Schloss Rosenstein) is a palace in Stuttgart, Germany. It was designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) as the summer palace for King Wilhelm I of Württemberg and was built between 1822 and 1830.

Rosenstein Castle
Schloss Rosenstein
Baden-Württemberg's Coat of Arms
View at Night
Schloss Rosenstein
Location in Baden-Württemberg
Former namesDie Kahlenstein (German: The Bald Rock)
EtymologyDie Rosenstein (German: The Rose Rock), for the rock it sits upon.
General information
StatusComplete
TypePalace
Architectural styleClassical
LocationRosenstein Park
Town or cityStuttgart
CountryGermany
Coordinates48°48′3.6″N 9°12′21.6″E
Elevation245 m (804 ft)
Named forRose garden on the palace grounds
Groundbreaking1824
Construction started1824
Completed1829
Renovated1950–1960 1990–1992
Demolished1944
ClientState Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
OwnerState Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
Dimensions
Diameter75 m × 47 m (246 ft × 154 ft)
Technical details
Floor area3,235 m2 (34,820 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectGiovanni Salucci

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

Participating artists

Artists who participated in the construction and decoration of the palace were as listed below. Key to the abbreviations:

  • NLE = No Longer Exists
  • RE = Restored
  • INT = Intact

Sculptors
StatusArtistArtworks
NLEAlbert GüldensteinTwo deer and two lions cast in bronzed zinc
INTAlbert GüldensteinTwo large candelabras
INTAlbert GüldensteinFour small candelabra on the ramps
NLEAlbert GüldensteinSmall candelabra: eight in side porticos and eight in loggias
INTConrad WeitbrechtThe Four Seasons stucco frieze in the ballroom
INTFriedrich DistelbarthArtemis and Selene relief above the main entrance
INTJohann Michael KnappLions Gate Archway
INTJohann Wilhelm BraunTwo muses
INTLudwig von HoferVenus of Phidias and Venus de Milo in the rose garden
INTLudwig MackHelios-relief on the rear façade
INTTheodor WagnerSix Muses, Small gable reliefs, four four garlands Friese, 16 medallions

Painters
StatusArtistArtworks
NLEJohann Friedrich DieterichFive ceiling frescoes in the dining room.[1]
NLEJoseph Anton von GegenbaurFresco in the dome and four frescoes in dome corners in the banquet hall; four frescoes in the Queen's library
NLEGottlob Johann GutekunstFrescoes of the barrel vault in the ballroom

Trivia
  • Before the construction of the palace, the hill Rosenstein Castle stands on was called Kahlenstein (German: Bald Rock) as it was bare of trees. Afterwards, it became known as Rosenstein (German: Rose Rock) because of the rose garden southeast of the palace.
  • Directly under Rosenstein Castle is Württemberg's first railroad tunnel.[2] Constructed between July 1844 and July 1846, the tunnel is 326 metres (1,070 ft) long[2] and was used until a new tunnel, located further east and not passing under the castle, was completed in 1915.[3]

References
  1. Wenger, Michael (1995). "'Ein Meisterstück der Baukunst im ächt antiken Geschmack...'. Giovanni Salucci zum 150. Todestag. Ausstellung erinnert an den Baumeister". Schlösser Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2: 2–7.
  2. Mühl, Albert; Seidel, Kurt (1980). Die Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen (in German) (2nd ed.). Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss Verlag. pp. 40–41, 264. ISBN 3-8062-0249-4.
  3. Dutt, Günter (1996). "Ein Streifzug durch 150 Jahre Tunnelbauwerke in Württemberg". Jahrbuch für Eisenbahngeschichte (in German). 28: 47–64. ISSN 0340-4250.
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