Residential Palace Darmstadt

Residential Palace Darmstadt
Residential Palace Darmstadt
Residenzschloss Darmstadt
	The Residential Palace Darmstadt
General information
Status	Rebuild
Type	Castle, Palace
Architectural style	Renaissance, Baroque
Location	City centre
Address	Residenzschloss 1 (Marktplatz 15)
Town or city	Darmstadt
Country	Germany
Coordinates	49°52′24.913″N 8°39′17.748″E / 49.87358694°N 8.65493000°E
Elevation	153 m (502 ft) (NHN)
Current tenants	TU Darmstadt; German-Polish Institute; Landesamt für Denkmalpflege;
Groundbreaking	13th century
Construction started	1567
Completed	1726, 1960s (rebuild)
Renovated	2008–2023
Destroyed	1518, 1546, 1693, 11 September 1944
Renovation cost	€41-million
Client	Counts of Katzenelnbogen; Landgraves of Hesse; Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt;
Owner	TU Darmstadt
Technical details
Structural system	Old castle and Neuschloss
Floor count	3 (Neuschloss)
Floor area	23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Moritz Lechler; Christoph Müller; Jakob Wustmann; Louis Remy de la Fosse (Neuschloss);
Other information
Parking	Schlossgarage
Public transit access	Tram, bus: Schloss

The Residential Palace Darmstadt (German: Residenzschloss Darmstadt, often also called Stadtschloss) is the former residence and administrative seat of the landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt and from 1806 to 1919 of the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt. It is located in the centre of the city of Darmstadt. The palace consists of an older Renaissance part and an 18th century Baroque part.

As of 2023^[update], the castle is the seat of the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the German-Polish Institute.

^ Cite error: The named reference Pipke-2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ "Schloss Darmstadt". Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) (in German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Lechler, Lorenz". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Hubach, Hanns (2014), ""Architectus HeidelbergensisS illustrissimo prinicpi Othoni Henrico". Materialien zur Biographie des Steinmetzen und Architekten Heinrich Gut", "Architectus Heidelbergensis illustrissimo prinicpi Othoni Henrico". Materialien zur Biographie des Steinmetzen und Architekten Heinrich Gut, Heidelberg University Library, p. 164, doi:10.11588/ARTDOK.00002561, retrieved 21 January 2023

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[TU_Darmstadt-2022-2] ""Residenzschloss 1": Neue Adresse fürs Schloss". TU Darmstadt (in German). 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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[4] "Schloss Darmstadt". Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) (in German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[Deutsche_Biographie-2-5] "Lechler, Lorenz". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[Hubach-2014-6] Hubach, Hanns (2014), ""Architectus HeidelbergensisS illustrissimo prinicpi Othoni Henrico". Materialien zur Biographie des Steinmetzen und Architekten Heinrich Gut", "Architectus Heidelbergensis illustrissimo prinicpi Othoni Henrico". Materialien zur Biographie des Steinmetzen und Architekten Heinrich Gut, Heidelberg University Library, p. 164, doi:10.11588/ARTDOK.00002561, retrieved 21 January 2023

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