Rosenstein Castle () is a palace in Stuttgart, Germany. It was designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) as the summer palace for King Wilhelm I of Württemberg, and was built between 1822 and 1830.
Today, the building houses that part of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart dealing with extant lifeforms.
Participating artists Artists who participated in the construction and decoration of the palace were as listed below. Key to the abbreviations: NLE = No Longer Exists RE = Restored INT = Intact
Sculptors Status of artwork Artist ArtworksNLEAlbert GüldensteinTwo deer and two lions cast in bronzed zincINTAlbert GüldensteinTwo large candelabrasINTAlbert GüldensteinFour small candelabra on the rampsNLEAlbert GüldensteinSmall candelabra: eight in side porticos and eight in loggiasINTConrad WeitbrechtThe Four Seasons stucco frieze in the ballroomINTFriedrich DistelbarthArtemis and Selene relief above the main entranceINTJohann Michael KnappLions Gate ArchwayINTJohann Wilhelm BraunTwo musesINTLudwig von HoferVenus of Phidias and Venus de Milo in the rose gardenINTLudwig Mack Helios-relief on the rear façadeINTTheodor WagnerSix Muses, Small gable reliefs, four four garlands Friese, 16 medallions
Painters Status Artist ArtworksNLEJohann Friedrich DieterichFive ceiling frescoes in the dining room.NLEJoseph Anton von GegenbaurFresco in the dome and four frescoes in dome corners in the banquet hall; four frescoes in the Queen's libraryNLEGottlob Johann GutekunstFrescoes of the barrel vault in the ballroom
Trivia Before the construction of the palace, the hill Rosenstein Castle stands on was called Kahlenstein () as it was bare of trees. Afterwards, it became known as Rosenstein () because of the rose garden southeast of the palace. Directly under Rosenstein Castle is Württemberg's first railroad tunnel. Constructed between July 1844 and July 1846, the tunnel is long and was used until a new tunnel, located further east and not passing under the castle, was completed in 1915.
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