Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle, located in the southern part of the German city of Braunschweig, near the river Oker, on a small hill, was built in 1768-1769 by the architect Karl Christoph Fleischer on the orders of the Duke of Braunschweig Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. The Duke wanted to create a building that would remind his wife, Princess Augusta of England, of her home, Richmond Palace near London.

The castle is a classic Baroque building. A square building with a frontal angle-entrance and two buildings on its sides of white stone with a high door and a wide staircase is considered a classic of the style. The castle seems to hover in the air thanks to clear laconic forms, triangular pilasters above the windows and sculptural decorations on the facade. Around the castle is a beautiful park in the English style.

In 1935, the castle, park and surrounding buildings acquired the local government on the condition that no structural changes would occur. During World War II, the building was only partially damaged and was subsequently restored. Now Richmond Castle works as a castle – a museum, also charity events and other public events are held here, and in the former house of the servant there is a museum of the writer Friedrich Gerstaker.