Staatspark Karlsaue

In the location's words:

The Karlsaue state park in Kassel is a historically significant green area of around 150 hectares located directly on the Fulda river and close to the city center. Originally laid out around 1700 as a strictly symmetrical Baroque garden with water basins and fan-shaped canals, it was transformed into a gently curving English-style landscape garden at the end of the 18th century, but the Baroque visual axes and axial effect can still be experienced today.

In the northern section is the bright yellow orangery, built between 1703 and 1710 as the summer residence of Landgrave Karl. Today it houses the Astronomical-Physical Cabinet and Planetarium and serves as the starting point for the popular planetary hiking trail along the park. Right next to the Orangery is the magnificent Marble Baths, Germany's most important surviving bathing complex from the late Baroque period with artistic marble sculptures and wall reliefs by Pierre-Étienne Monnot.

In the southern part of the park is the island of Siebenbergen, the "flower island", known for its seasonally changing floral splendor and botanical diversity on several levels 🌸. The extensive meadows, avenues and ponds offer a wonderful backdrop for walking, jogging or picnicking - embedded in a fascinating mixture of history, art and nature.

A special experience is the planet trail, which allows visitors to experience the distances of the planets in our solar system on a scale of 1 : 495 million, starting at the Orangery, across the Swan Island and far beyond the park.

As a green oasis in the heart of the city, the Karlsaue not only invites visitors to relax in peace and quiet, but is also a living museum between baroque garden design, botanical diversity and modern art.

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