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Altenstein Palace
Schloss (palace) upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Altenstein Castle (Lower Franconia).
Schloss Altenstein is a schloss, or palace, upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest, not far from Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, and is surrounded by 160 hectares (1.6 square kilometres) of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream.[1]
Quick Facts Schloss Altenstein, Former names ...
Schloss Altenstein | |
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![]() Schloss Altenstein, 2021 | |
Former names | Der Stein |
General information | |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
Town or city | Bad Liebenstein |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 50.835°N 10.352°E / 50.835; 10.352 |
Completed | 1730s |
Renovated | 1888-90 |
Client | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
Owner | Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten [de] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Albert Neumeister (last redesign) |
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