Wilhelm Palais

The Wilhelmspalais is standing in the center of Stuttgart on Palais Charlotte Square. It was the residence of the last Württemberg King Wilhelm II. By 2011 it housed the Central Library of the Stuttgart city library.

History

The Wilhelm Palais was built in 1834-1840 by Giovanni Salucci, the court architect of King Wilhelm I of Württemberg in the style of classicism. The king wanted to use it as a residence for his two oldest daughters, Princesses Marie and Sophie. The design of the interior took Karl Ludwig von Zanth.

Later lived in William 's great-nephew King William II of Württemberg, the Palais. November 9, 1918 revolutionaries broke into the house. On November 30, 1918, the King abdicated. As a result, the city of Stuttgart, which owns the Wilhelmspalais in 1929 arrived, the building used for exhibitions. During World War II the building was razed to the ground.

Between 1961 and 1965, the Wilhelmspalais of William Tiedje was rebuilt in a modern style. Then it was home to the Stuttgart City Library, until the move to the new building at the Milan court.

Front of the building there is a modest monument to Wilhelm, the last king of Württemberg.

Future use

Since the opening of the Public Library at the Milan court, the Wilhelmspalais is for use as a new Stuttgart city museum. The modification to the plans of Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei and Jangled nerve is expected to start from the beginning of 2014, the opening of the new city museum is planned for the year 2017. Between the departure of the library and the start of construction work, it was under an interim - use operated as a café / bar and a very well received by the audience. Here regularly appeared on young artists and bands.