Barockes Universum Gotha
Friedenstein Palace & The Ducal Museum in Gotha
A Baroque universe
The monumental fortifications around the palace were razed at the end of the 18th century as they were no longer required – Friedenstein, which means “rock of peace”, lived up to its name and never had to suffer destruction. This fact is interesting for architecture enthusiasts but also of immense importance for the palace’s extensive collections. They are exhibited in the palace’s three museums and the Ducal Museum south of the palace quadrangle today.
Barockes Universum Überblick
Friedenstein Palace
Friedenstein Palace towers over the city with its differently shaped corner towers as a landmark that can be seen from afar. Ernest the Pious laid the...
Friedenstein Palace - Ekhof Theatre
The fact that Gotha’s dukes staged their Friedenstein Palace as a pre-eminent centre of artistic endeavour is not just made clear by their passion for...
Friedenstein Palace - Museum of Nature
Gotha’s dukes didn’t just have a sense and taste for art objects but also fostered a keen interest in researching natural history. Parts of the large...
Friedenstein Palace - Palace chapel
One of the palace chapel’s features is the portal dated 1553/54, which originates from the period of the previous building, the Grimmenstein. As you...
Friedenstein Palace - Palace museum
The palace museum in the north and west wing mainly displays the unchanged chambers of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as...
The Ducal Museum
The Ducal Museum was built at the end of the 19th century to the south of Friedenstein Palace and has shown many genres of extensive art collections...
University and research library Gotha
The university and research library is one of the most important historical libraries with historic book collections in Germany and is a lively place...
