Philippsruhe Castle (Kesselstadt)

The origins of the palace date back to 1594, when Count Philipp Ludwig II acquired a plot of land for a country house, which was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. At the end of the 17th century, Count Philipp Reinhard decided to build a new Baroque palace with a garden. Construction of the main building began in 1701 under the direction of architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil, who was soon replaced by Jacques Girard. The complex included a central building, two-story residential wings, and single-story side wings grouped around a courtyard of honor. Corner pavilions were built in 1702, the stables and coach house in 1706. In 1723, Count Johann Reinhard III added an orangery to the complex.