Quedlinburg Castle

The Quedlinburg City Palace, also known as the "Hagensches Freihaus", is located at the eastern entrance to Quedlinburg's Old Town and represents an outstanding example of a Renaissance-era city palace. The builder Christoph von Hagen had this solid building erected between 1564 and 1566 in the style of the stately architecture of the time. The noble court, now used as a hotel, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the historic half-timbered town of Quedlinburg. It is listed as a noble court in the Quedlinburg monument directory.

The show facade facing Klink and Bockstraße, with volute gables and dormer windows, is complemented by a striking corner tower with a "Welsche Haube" (Italianate dome). In the courtyard area, there is another stair tower with a spiral staircase, which can now be accessed via the hotel's orangery, as well as an elaborately designed entrance portal with seating niches and pilaster framing. Inside, the partly preserved and restored interior features wooden ceilings and wooden paneling with rich inlays. The lowest row of windows was installed at a height of 3.50 m during construction because the old town wall stood in front of it. Also particularly noteworthy are the doors in the house's fireplace room, now referred to as the lounge. These were delivered directly from the Dresden Zwinger at the time of construction.

Christoph von Hagen had a palace built in a prominent location in Quedlinburg, in the immediate vicinity of the transition from the Old Town to the New Town, between 1564 and 1566, featuring a Renaissance facade, magnificent decorations and wooden ceiling constructions, as well as staircases carved from sandstone. Later, the palace underwent various uses. From 1633, the collegiate captain resided in this palace. He was allowed to demolish the adjacent part of the city wall but had to commit to constantly maintaining the embankment walls of the mill stream in front of it. In the more recent past, the building complex housed the district administration office, as well as doctor's offices and shops. Most recently, the house was used as a residential building before it was restored and reconstructed between 2002 and 2004 after several years of vacancy. Through these works, especially by securing its substance, the "Hagensches Freihaus" was restored to its original state. The two side wings of the four-star hotel, which opened in August 2004, were built as new constructions. Today, the hotel belongs to the Precise Hotel Collection and is operated under the name "Wyndham Garden Quedlinburg Stadtschloss".