Its origin stems goes back to the reign of Duke Adolfs von Gottorf, who got busy in Kiel around 1558.
Princely Authority, ducal residence, birthplace of a Russian tsar all have their seats at the boundary of the old town adjacent to the landing stage of the Fjord steamer and Baltic Sea ferries.
The once so very magnificent architecture was totally destroyed through an air raid, the Thirty-Year-War and the 2nd World War.
Nothing reminds of the trumpeter's bay, finely curved bonnet and staircase towers. The new construction became an absolute administration building with several big administration halls and exhibition rooms.
Do visit the Palace Kiel!
You will be amazed.
Schloss Kilia
Dänische Straße 44
24103 Kiel
Tel.: 0431 9067158
Fax: 0431 9067123
Bus: Eggerstedtstraße