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Bruchsal Palace
The oldest ecclesiastical Baroque residence on the Upper Rhine

A palace through the agesAnecdotes

Not everything about this important historical structure has to do with politics and high art, much comes down to human stories. Many of these are still known today, and tell us something about life in the past.

Bruchsal Palace

Pure chicanery

Cosmas Damian Asam painted the Palace Church, but his high-handed behavior deeply angered Prince-Bishop Schönborn.

Schönborn and the painter Asam
Portrait of Margravine Amalie von Baden.

Noisy celebrations?!

One of Amalie von Baden's ladies-in-waiting described life in Bruchsal Palace in the 19th century as "constant monotony."

Royal boredom
Historical photography of the northwest corner of the Red Room, with stucco, mirror, and chandelier, Bruchsal Palace before its destruction.

But what to do with the ruins?

Put toilets in the palace chapel or sell Bruchsal Palace? In the 19th century, there were many interesting ideas.

The abandoned palace