Bad Homburg Castle

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Bad Homburg Castle in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, is a baroque palace built between 1680 and 1685 by architect Paul Andrich for Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, who demolished the medieval castle that had stood on the site and replaced it entirely. Originally the residence of the Landgraves, the palace gained prominence in the 19th century when Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom, married Frederick VI and brought her passion for garden art to the estate, realizing extensive landscaping and garden improvements. Following Prussia's annexation of Hesse-Homburg in 1866, the castle became a favored summer residence for Prussian royalty, particularly Frederick III, who modernized it with bathrooms, electricity, and telephones. After World War II, it passed to the state of Hesse and now serves as a museum under the administration of the Hesse State Castles and Gardens.