Jelgava Palace

Jelgava Palace
Jelgava Palace
	View from the inner yard
	Jelgava Palace
General information
Town or city	Jelgava
Country	Latvia
Coordinates	56°39′21″N 23°43′59″E / 56.6558°N 23.7330°E
Construction started	1738
Completed	1772
Client	Ernst Johann von Biron
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Bartolomeo Rastrelli; Severin Jensen

Jelgava Palace (Latvian: Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace (Latvian: Mītavas pils, German: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a residence for the Dukes of Courland in their capital of Mitau (today's Jelgava, Latvia). The Dukes of Courland also had a summer palace by Rastrelli, about 40 kilometers to the southeast, called Rundāle Palace.