Widow's Palace, Plön

The ducal palace widow in Plön in Schleswig -Holstein was the widow's residence of the Duchess Dorothea Christine. The building served throughout its history, among other things as an orphanage and was rebuilt several times. Today it houses the District Museum of Plön district.

Historical Overview

The later widow palace emerged from a Adelshof the Middle Ages, which was first attested around 1385 and served as Burglehen the nearby Plön Castle. The original building was renovated in 1540 and served under the Ploen Dukes, among others, from 1685 as an orphanage. From 1756 it was expanded to a widow's residence for Dorothea Christine, the mother of Duke Friedrich Karl, in the 19th century, the palace took on the Hofapotheke. Since the 20th century, the building houses the District Museum of Plön district.

The barrel- vaulted basement of the Palais ' dates back from 1540, after which the building was repeatedly expanded and renovated. Other changes to the building fabric were made in 1639 and 1685, its present shape in the baroque forms the building was largely around 1756, although the front was formed Classicist to 1842. The palace is a two-story building with a high mansard roof. The nine-axis points towards the building of the city a plastered facade, the other facades are backsteinsichtig. The interior is characterized by the transformation of the 19th century, however, the upstairs to the garden directed rococo ballroom from 1756 remained.