New Palace, Baroque palace in Stuttgart, Germany
The New Palace is a baroque three-winged complex on Schlossplatz, begun in 1746 by Leopoldo Retti for Duke Carl Eugen and completed in 1807 by Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret under King Friedrich I. The horseshoe-shaped layout opens onto the square, with the garden wing along the Schlossgarten and the city wing along the Planie. It has two main floors plus a mezzanine under a steep mansard roof, with dormers and roof figures.
Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg commissioned the building in 1746 as his new residence. The structure replaced an older building and became a symbol of princely power in the region.
Inside, marble floors, gilded ceilings, and detailed sculptures show the craftsmanship of the 18th century. The rooms tell the story of princely life and the artistic tastes of that era.
The palace has been open to the public again on regular guided tours since 2014; the ministries of finance and economics still occupy much of the building. Tours cover only part of the baroque interiors of the Corps de Logis, since most rooms were not restored after 1944. The main facades face the Schlossplatz, with the garden wing running along the Schlossgarten and the city wing along the Planie.
The Italian sculptor Domenico Ferretti created more than 60 roof figures between 1748 and 1753, following a figure programme by Georg Bernhard Bilfinger and Leopoldo Retti. He also made the main gable and the garden gable. Look up at the roofline to spot them.
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