Düsseldorf’s Benrath Palace was built from 1755 to 1773 by order of Elector Karl Theodor von der Pfalz. It was originally intended as a widow’s residence for the Electress Elisabeth Auguste, but was later used, among other things, as a pleasure palace with a hunting park. Today, the palace is a listed building and is regarded as an architectural work of art. The palace currently houses the extraordinary Frankenthal porcelain collection of the Benrath Palace and Park Foundation, which provides a special insight into courtly life at the time. Benrath Palace has also housed a natural history museum since 1929, a unique collection of clocks and, since 2002, the Museum of European Garden Art.
