Saturday, September 21, 2013

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl



Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge (a small rural folly) are among the earliest examples of Rococo architecture in 18th-century Germany.

State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
N50 49 30.1 E6 54 35.2
Date of Inscription: 1984
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Property : 89 ha
Ref: 288

Source: whc.unesco.org

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