Wörlitz Palace

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Wörlitz Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical residence in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential examples of Enlightenment-era landscape and architectural design in continental Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf palace
tourist attraction
architect Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
associatedWith Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
builtFor Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
category Historic house museums in Germany
Neoclassical palaces
Palaces in Saxony-Anhalt
World Heritage Sites in Germany
completionDate 1773
continent Europe
country Germany
era 18th century
hasCollection 18th-century art
architectural decoration
period furniture
hasFunction cultural venue
museum
residence
hasHeritageStatus protected monument
hasPark Wörlitz Park
heritageDesignation Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1769
influencedBy English landscape garden movement
Enlightenment ideals
locatedIn Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Wörlitz
locatedOn Elbe River floodplain
linked to: Elbe floodplains
nearestCity Dessau-Roßlau
notableFor Enlightenment-era planning principles
early neoclassical architecture in continental Europe
integration of architecture and landscape design
openToPublic true
ownedBy State of Saxony-Anhalt
linked to: Saxony-Anhalt
partOf Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
patron Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
region Anhalt
surroundedBy landscape garden
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000

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Wörlitz hasAttraction Wörlitz Palace