Pillnitz Palace and Park
Schloss & Park Pillnitz is a palace complex with a park on the Elbe, at the eastern edge of Dresden, once the summer residence of the Saxon royal house.
What it is
The address is August-Böckstiegel-Straße 2, 01326 Dresden. It is run by the Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen, a non-profit company.
The palace and park together are a listed monument, dated from the 17th to the 20th century.
The operator's English text calls the place Pillnitz Palace and Park, and calls the Wasserpalais the Riverside Palace, the Bergpalais the Hillside Palace and the Neues Palais the New Palace.
History
Pillnitz is first mentioned in 1335 as a manor; in 1694 it came to Elector John George IV by exchange and then to his brother Friedrich August, later called Augustus the Strong.
The Water Palace and the Hillside Palace were built in the 1720s. They were designed by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.
The old Renaissance palace burned down on 1 May 1818, and the New Palace was built in its place in the classicist style. Its architect was Christian Friedrich Schuricht.
In August 2002 a flood of the Elbe caused considerable damage in Pillnitz.
The park and its houses
The Palm House was built from 1859 to 1861.
The camellia in the park was planted at its present site in 1801 by the court gardener Terscheck.
The New Palace houses the Schlossmuseum, which includes the Royal Kitchen, the Domed Hall and the Catholic Chapel.