Can the Erbprinzliches Palais in Dessau still be visited?

No, the building was torn down in 1927; only the park now occupying its site, the Stadtpark, can be visited today.

What remains of the palace and its gardens?

Only a small garden orangery from around 1800 has survived, now used as a café or restaurant.

Why was the palace demolished?

The Dessau town council decided on its demolition in 1927 to free up land, initially intended for a new theatre that was eventually built elsewhere.

Who lived in this palace?

It was successively home to Prince Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau and later to several hereditary princes and dukes of Anhalt until the late 19th century.

Erbprinzliches Palais Dessau

Dessau-Roßlau

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Where: Dessau-Roßlau

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Erbprinzliches Palais Dessau stands in Dessau-Roßlau (Dessau-Roßlau), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Erbprinzliches Palais in Dessau no longer stands: this town palace, built around 1740 in the Kavalierstraße for a son of Prince Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau, went through several rebuildings before being demolished in 1927 by decision of the town council. Its site and former gardens now form the Stadtpark of Dessau-Roßlau. Only a small orangery from the garden, dating from around 1800, has survived and is now used as a café. What can be visited today is a public park carrying this princely history, not a historic building.

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What to know

The palace itself was demolished in 1927, leaving no built structure on the site.
The location is now the Stadtpark of Dessau-Roßlau, a public park open to all.
Only the former garden orangery, dating from around 1800, has survived and now houses a café or restaurant.
There are no opening hours or admission fees, since the site is an open public park.

Where this château is

Dessau-Roßlau · Dessau-Roßlau · Sachsen-Anhalt

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Dessau-Roßlau, Dessau-Roßlau

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Can the Erbprinzliches Palais in Dessau still be visited?: No, the building was torn down in 1927; only the park now occupying its site, the Stadtpark, can be visited today.
What remains of the palace and its gardens?: Only a small garden orangery from around 1800 has survived, now used as a café or restaurant.
Why was the palace demolished?: The Dessau town council decided on its demolition in 1927 to free up land, initially intended for a new theatre that was eventually built elsewhere.
Who lived in this palace?: It was successively home to Prince Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau and later to several hereditary princes and dukes of Anhalt until the late 19th century.