Altenstein Palace
Schloss Altenstein is a schloss, or palace, upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest, not far from Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, and is surrounded by 160 hectares (1.6 square kilometres) of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream.
| Schloss Altenstein | |
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Schloss Altenstein, 2021 | |
| Former names | Der Stein |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Town or city | Bad Liebenstein |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50.835°N 10.352°E |
| Completed | 1730s |
| Renovated | 1888-90 |
| Client | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Owner | Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Albert Neumeister (last redesign) |
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