Who built Schloss Benrath?

It was commissioned by Elector Palatine Karl Theodor and built between 1755 and 1771 by the architect Nicolas de Pigage.

Can the whole of Schloss Benrath be visited?

Visitors can see the main corps de logis as well as the two museums housed in the side wings.

Where is Schloss Benrath located?

It lies in Benrath, a district of Düsseldorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Is the park at Schloss Benrath open to the public?

The surrounding park, with its ponds and avenues, can be walked through freely.

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Schloss Benrath stands in Benrath (Düsseldorf), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 18th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Benrath is a former pleasure palace built for the Elector Palatine Karl Theodor, south of Düsseldorf. Constructed between 1755 and 1771 to designs by the architect Nicolas de Pigage, it presents an outwardly modest, seemingly single-storey facade that conceals four floors, around eighty rooms arranged around hidden inner courtyards, and seven separate staircases. The pale pink ensemble extends into a park whose ponds and avenues echo the shapes of the central building. Today visitors can see the main corps de logis as well as two museums housed in the side wings, one devoted to European garden art and the other to natural history.

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What to know

The site comprises the central corps de logis and two wings housing separate museums, one on European garden art and one on natural history.
The palace lies in the Benrath district, south of Düsseldorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The building is surrounded by a historic park with ponds and avenues, open for visitors to walk through.
The monument is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
No confirmed opening hours, prices or accessibility details are included here, so these should be checked before visiting.

Where this château is

Benrath · Düsseldorf · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Benrath, Düsseldorf

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction: 18th century

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Who built Schloss Benrath?: It was commissioned by Elector Palatine Karl Theodor and built between 1755 and 1771 by the architect Nicolas de Pigage.
Can the whole of Schloss Benrath be visited?: Visitors can see the main corps de logis as well as the two museums housed in the side wings.
Where is Schloss Benrath located?: It lies in Benrath, a district of Düsseldorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Is the park at Schloss Benrath open to the public?: The surrounding park, with its ponds and avenues, can be walked through freely.