Palaces

Schloss Richmond

castle in Braunschweig, Germany

  • TypePalaces
  • WhereGermany
  • AddressWolfenbütteler Straße 55, 38124 Braunschweig

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About Schloss Richmond

Richmond Castle (German: 'Schloss Richmond') is a castle built from 1768 to 1769 in Braunschweig, Germany for Princess (later Duchess) Augusta, wife of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. It lies near the Oker river in the south of the city. The architect was Carl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer. The castle was named after the princess's English home in Richmond Park, a royal park now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Built
1769
Style
Baroque
Architects
Christian Gottlob Langwagen, Karl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer