Heritage sites in Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Heritage Highlights

This route links Karlsruhe’s principal heritage sites: the 1715 Baroque Karlsruhe Palace with its central market pyramid tomb; the Erbgroßherzogliches Palais on Kriegsstraße, home to the Bundesgerichtshof; the Großherzogliche Grabkapelle in the Fasanengarten and the Bürklin family mausoleum on the Hauptfriedhof. It also includes the ZKM contemporary art centre, the Badische Landesbibliothek (legal-deposit library), the Karlsburg in Durlach, the Turmberg ruin with panoramic viewpoints, and the Zoologischer Stadtgarten.

Karlsruhe Heritage Highlights — Map

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Karlsruhe Palace

Karlsruhe Palace was built in 1715 for Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach after a dispute with the citizens of his previous…

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Pyramid

The Karlsruhe Pyramid is a pyramid made of red sandstone, located in the centre of the market square of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Martin Dürrschnabel / Public domain

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Turmberg

The Turmberg is a hill located in Durlach, a suburb of Karlsruhe in Germany. It is home to a castle ruin.

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ZKM | Museum für Neue Kunst

Contemporary art museum established in 1999 within the ZKM Centre for Art and Media; displays media art, large-scale installations and rotating exhibitions focused on art–technology intersections.

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Erbgroßherzogliches Palais

Late 19th-century grand-ducal city palace on Kriegsstraße; since 1950 the building houses the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), retaining its representative façade and historic interior elements.

J. J. Arhardt / Public domain

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Karlsburg Castle

Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563.

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Großherzogliche Grabkapelle

Neo-Romanesque grand-ducal burial chapel in the Fasanengarten, built 1889–1896 from Hermann Hemberger’s plans after designs by Franz von Neumann; contains the Baden grand-ducal crypt.

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Bürklin'sches Mausoleum

19th-century family mausoleum situated in the northeast section of Karlsruhe Main Cemetery (Hauptfriedhof); notable for its funerary architecture and sculpted tomb monuments.

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Baden State Library

The Baden State Library is a large universal library in Karlsruhe. Together with the Württembergische Landesbibliothek, the BLB is the legal…

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Karlsruhe Zoo

The Karlsruhe Zoo is a city garden with a zoo in the southwest of Karlsruhe, Germany.