Zweibrücken Castle
Former ducal palace, Law courts in Zweibrücken, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zweibrücken Castle (German: Schloss Zweibrücken) is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It was built as a ducal palace in 1720–1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular (i.e. non-religious) building in the Palatinate. It is now the seat of the Palatine Higher Regional Court, and of the Zweibrücken law courts.[1][2]
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Zweibrücken Castle | |
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General information | |
Type | Former ducal palace Law courts |
Architectural style | Late Baroque |
Town or city | Zweibrücken |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 49°14′57″N 7°21′51″E |
Elevation | c. 300 metres (980 ft) |
Construction started | 1720 |
Construction stopped | 1725 |
Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Red and yellow sandstone |
Floor area | 84 m × 23 m (276 ft × 75 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Jonas Erikson Sundahl |
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