Friedenstein Castle, Baroque palace in Gotha, Germany.
The palace features a rectangular courtyard layout with a 100-meter-long north wing and two 140-meter-long side wings in white and yellow colors.
Duke Ernst I commissioned the construction between 1643 and 1654, naming it Friedenstein to commemorate the Peace of Westphalia after the Thirty Years War.
The palace contains three museums, including the Castle Museum with baroque state rooms and the Ekhof Theater with original 17th-century stage machinery.
Visitors can purchase admission tickets at the Ducal Museum or main ticket office, with free entry for children under seventeen years old.
The Ekhof Theater, built in the 1680s in the west tower, remains the only theater worldwide that maintains functioning stage equipment from the 17th century.
Location: Gotha
Inception: 1656
Architects: Caspar Vogel
Address: Schlossplatz 1, 99867 Gotha
Website: https://stiftung-friedenstein.de
GPS coordinates: 50.94580,10.70440
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:45
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