Can Schloss Favorite be visited on its own or only with the Residenzschloss?

It forms a single visiting ensemble with Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, to which it is connected by an avenue.

Who built Schloss Favorite?

Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg commissioned it, with designs by court architect Donato Giuseppe Frisoni between 1717 and 1723.

Has Schloss Favorite always been open to visitors?

No, it fell into disrepair during the twentieth century before being restored and reopened to the public in 1983.

What was Schloss Favorite originally used for?

It served as a hunting lodge and summer villa with views over the neighbouring Residenzschloss.

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Schloss Favorite stands in Ludwigsburg (Landkreis Ludwigsburg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Favorite stands on a rise north of Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, linked to it by a straight avenue. Built as a hunting lodge and summer villa for Duke Eberhard Ludwig, it forms a single Baroque ensemble together with the main palace and Schloss Monrepos. Its rooms still hold period furnishings that give a sense of courtly life, following a neoclassical remodelling of the interior in the early nineteenth century. Left to decay for much of the twentieth century, the building was brought back through a restoration begun around 1980.

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The palace stands in Ludwigsburg, in the Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, joined by an avenue to the neighbouring Residenzschloss.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
Visits are organised as part of a wider site that includes Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, managed by the Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg.
The surrounding park, once a hunting ground later turned into a menagerie in the nineteenth century, can be walked through outdoors.
The building is also used as a set for a German television talk show, which does not affect regular visiting arrangements.

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Ludwigsburg · Landkreis Ludwigsburg · Baden-Württemberg

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Ludwigsburg, Landkreis Ludwigsburg

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can Schloss Favorite be visited on its own or only with the Residenzschloss?: It forms a single visiting ensemble with Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, to which it is connected by an avenue.
Who built Schloss Favorite?: Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg commissioned it, with designs by court architect Donato Giuseppe Frisoni between 1717 and 1723.
Has Schloss Favorite always been open to visitors?: No, it fell into disrepair during the twentieth century before being restored and reopened to the public in 1983.
What was Schloss Favorite originally used for?: It served as a hunting lodge and summer villa with views over the neighbouring Residenzschloss.

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