Fodor's Expert Review Poppelsdorfer Schloss

Bonn Castle/Palace
Poppelsdorfer Schloss (Poppelsdorf Palace), Bonn, The Rhineland, Germany, Europe.

This former electors' palace, built in the baroque style between 1715 and 1753, now houses the university's mineralogical collection. Its botanical gardens are home to 12,000 species, among the largest variety in Germany.

Castle/Palace

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Meckenheimer Allee 171
 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia  53115, Germany

- 0228 - 735–523 - garden

www.ifgeo.uni-bonn.de; www.botgart.uni-bonn.de

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: Mineralogical collection €2.50; botanical garden free weekdays, €3 Sun., Museum closed Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Sat. Garden closed Sat. (weekends in winter)

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