Can you visit Schloss Friedrichsthal?

The interior is only open during the school's annual open house day, but the exterior façade can be viewed freely from the street.

Who built Schloss Friedrichsthal?

Duke Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg commissioned it, and it was built between 1708 and 1711.

Is Schloss Friedrichsthal connected to Schloss Friedenstein?

Yes, it stands just downhill to the east of it and originally served as a summer palace linked to it.

What remains of the original decoration?

Despite many alterations, the baroque interior staircase has survived.

Schloss Friedrichsthal

Friedrichsthal Castle

Gotha

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Schloss Friedrichsthal stands in Gotha (Landkreis Gotha), in Thuringia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Friedrichsthal stands just east of Schloss Friedenstein in the center of Gotha. Built in the early 18th century for Duke Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, this baroque three-wing palace drew on French models of the period. Its façade went through several alterations, including the addition of side wings in the late 18th century, though the original staircase survives inside. The building is now owned by the city and houses a technical school, which strongly limits access for visitors.

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What to know

The interior cannot be visited freely, as the building is used by a technical school.
Public access is in practice limited to the school's annual open house day.
The exterior façade and surroundings remain visible from the street at any time.
The baroque garden that once accompanied the palace no longer exists, replaced by later buildings.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)	08:00-15:30
Tuesday	08:00-15:30
Wednesday	08:00-15:30
Thursday	08:00-15:30
Friday	08:00-12:00
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

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Wheelchair access: Not verified
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Parking: Parkplatz gebührenpflichtig Justus-Perthes-Straße – umliegende Straßen

Where this château is

Gotha · Landkreis Gotha · Thüringen

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Address

Friedrichstraße 7, 99867 Gotha

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Château phone number

+49 3621 7763

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you visit Schloss Friedrichsthal?: The interior is only open during the school's annual open house day, but the exterior façade can be viewed freely from the street.
Who built Schloss Friedrichsthal?: Duke Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg commissioned it, and it was built between 1708 and 1711.
Is Schloss Friedrichsthal connected to Schloss Friedenstein?: Yes, it stands just downhill to the east of it and originally served as a summer palace linked to it.
What remains of the original decoration?: Despite many alterations, the baroque interior staircase has survived.