Schlosspark Augustusburg, Castle park in Brühl, Germany.

Schlosspark Augustusburg is the park of Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, laid out south of the palace as a symmetrical parterre garden. A dark rectangular pool with rounded corners sits on the central axis, with two scrollwork parterres and circular basins above it and two curved beds flanking a path below. Straight hedges line both sides, and a circular basin set in a round lawn closes the axis.

Archbishop Clemens August of Bavaria commissioned the construction of Augustusburg Palace and its gardens in 1725 as a summer residence for the court. The complex was expanded and refined throughout the 1700s, reflecting the tastes and resources of successive prince-bishops.

The gardens were once reserved for nobility and important guests, reflecting the power of the prince-bishops who ruled the region. Today visitors walk through spaces that were designed to impress and demonstrate wealth and authority.

The park is freely accessible year-round and offers plenty of space to explore different garden areas at your own pace. Wear comfortable shoes, as the pathways are extensive and cover considerable ground.

Dominique Girard's 1728 plan, titled "garten-dessein", survives in the palace and guided the 1933–1935 restoration supervised by Georg Potente. Because the parterre was rebuilt to these original drawings, the garden is counted among the few authentic 18th-century French Baroque gardens in Europe. It has been a nature reserve since 1954.