Altenburg

Altenburg is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.

Sights

Altenburg's town hall is one of the most important Renaissance buildings in Germany. It was built between 1562 and 1564 by the architect Nikolaus Grohmann. The Schenkendorffsches Palais (1724) and the Alte Amtshaus (1725) are remarkable Baroque structure. There is also a castle, which is the scene of the famous "Prinzenraub", related by Carlyle in his "Miscellanies". The Western main wing (1706-1732) contains an exhibition on the history of playing cards and card games and a historical museum.

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Town hall - Renaissance - 1562 - 1564 - Architect - Nikolaus Grohmann - 1724 - Baroque - Castle - Prinzenraub - Carlyle - 1706 - 1732

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The Lindenau Museum in the palace of Bernhard August von Lindenau (1799-1854), built in 1875 houses Italian paintings of the 13th-15th centuries, a collection of classical antiquities and cast and modern art.

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Bernhard August von Lindenau - 1799 - 1854 - 1875 - Italian - 13th - 15th

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