Today was a meeting of our hosts' family club. They said, they would take four of us with them, so our host counted out, who was allowed to join them. At first I was sad, because I thought, I never would win. But then I was happy to not stay at home, but go with them to the palace. We were there to see the exhibition of cribs and also visited other rooms in the palace. I can tell you, it really was interesting.
After being almost completely destroyed in the final days of World War II, the main tract was painstakingly reconstructed according to the original design and work was completed in 1975, including the magnificent dome, Marble Hall and Prince's Hall.
With the rebuilding of the palace, the Town Museum (Prehistory, Ancient History, Mineralogy and Numismatics) was established with new exhibits in the southern upper storey of the palace. As well as displays chronicling the ancient and early history of the town, the exhibition features the mineral collection, coins and medals from Bruchsal and archaeological finds from the Neolithic to the medieval periods. (see bruchsal-erleben.de)
Here you see photos of the exhibition of Stone Age.
This is a lower jaw of a mammoth.
This is a photo of a painting of my host's cousin. He painted the burning synagoge of Bruchsal. It makes me feel really sad, thinking of all the people, who lost their lifes.
Here you see a small version of the jailhouse. I think, it is an interesting building.
Here's the prince hall with the big crystal chandeliers.
Here we are in the dome hall.
Now we are in the marble hall. Everywhere you see something golden.
The staircase designed by Balthasar Neumann is considered to be an architectural tour-de-force and has been described as the "finest staircase in the world.
To tell the truth: I already knew, that I would be allowed to join them, because I'm new here
