Ludwigsburg Residential Palace - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
A 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings spread in 32 ha (79 acres). It is the largest palatial estate in Germany and is a combination of Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, and Empire style architecture.
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Attractions Near Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
Porsche Museum
7.91km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
With a display area covers 5600 square metres, it features over 80 exhibits, many rare cars and a variety of historical models.
Wilhelma
10.62km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
Spread in an area of about 30 hectares (0.30 km2), it houses around 11,500 animals from around the world composed of roughly 1,200 species and roughly 6000 plants from all climates. Wilhelma receives gorilla juveniles rejected by their mother and reared by the zookeepers. At age 2-3, the gorillas are sent back to their original zoo(s).
Mercedes-Benz Museum
12.67km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
Covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. The museum contains more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motorcar engine.
New Palace Stuttgart
13.53km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
18th-century Baroque palace and is one of the last large city palaces built in Southern Germany. Public tours of the building are only permitted by special arrangement, as the building contains some government offices. The palace is located in Schlossplatz, the largest square in Stuttgart.
Old Castle
13.62km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
The castle, dating back to the 10th century was originally surrounded by water. It was the residence of the Counts and later some Dukes of Württemberg. King Charles I of Württemberg and his wife Olga are buried beneath the castle church.
Württemberg Mausoleum- Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg hill
14.09km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
Built by King William I of Württemberg to house the remains his second wife, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia. The remains of William I, Catherine, and their daughter Maria Friederike Charlotte, are housed in the mausoleum.
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Baden-Württemberg
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Germany's third largest state. Most of the major cities of Baden-Württemberg straddle the banks of the Neckar River, which runs downstream (from southwest to the center, then northwest) through the state past Tübingen, Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Heidelberg, and Mannheim.