With a total length of 500 m, three inner and two outer courtyards, Hohenheim’s Palace is the largest of its kind east of the Rhine.
Its history begins with a Middle Age castle which developed into a manor over the course of time. In 1676, Immanuel von Garb purchased the castle and expanded it into a Renaissance water palace.
In 1768, Carl Eugen bought the land and first built the service buildings of the Palace starting in 1772. The architect was Reinhard Ferdinand Heinrich Fischer. This construction period was concluded with the three representative Palace winds that were started with the leveling of the water palace in 1785. When Carl Eugen died in 1793, the inside construction was not yet complete.
After decades of standstill, first its demolition was considered. Then the newly founded Agricultural Institute was moved to Hohenheim. The rooms of the main Palace building were used as apartments for the professors. By adding suspended ceilings, the beautiful stucco work was covered up and not rediscovered until 1967. Today, the University Administration, meeting rooms, and the Departmental Library are located in the restored rooms.
Print version of the complete historical tour (German)
Print version of Stop 16 (German)
Flyer Historical Tour (English)
