In the middle of the Upper Palace Garden lies the large Square Pond (Eckensee). Around the perimeter of the garden stand the Art Gallery (Kunstgebäude) seen from the side, diagonally opposite it the Playhouse (Schauspielhaus) and the Opera, the two most important of the town’s theatres, the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament and the north facade of the New Palace (Neues Schloss). As you begin your walk around the pond you can admire the 12 statues of Venus which caused a considerable scandal when they were erected in 1854.
04 Upper Palace Garden (Oberer Schlossgarten)
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Other stops on this audio tour:
01 Starting point: Main Station/Königstrasse (8:03 min) • 02 New Palace (Neues Schloss) (3:52 min) • 03 Art Gallery (Kunstgebäude) (2:11 min) • 05 Upper Palace Garden: Sculpture (1:53 min) • 06 Fountain of Fate (Schicksalsbrunnen) (3:03 min) • 07 State Opera and Playhouse (3:19 min) • 08 State Parliament (Landtag) (2:25 min) • 09 Old and New State Galleries (5:28 min) • 10 Museum of History (Haus der Geschichte) (2:10 min) • 11 Württemberg State Library (2:33 min) • 12 Wilhelm's Palace (3:18 min) • 13 Karl's Square (Karlsplatz) (1:18 min) • 14 Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust (1:02 min) • 15 Covered Market (Markthalle) (2:09 min) • 16 Market Square (2:23 min) • 17 Town Hall (2:37 min) • 18 "Hans in Luck" Fountain (Hans-im-Glück-Brunnen) (2:50 min) • 19 Hegel's Birthplace (Hegelhaus) (4:14 min) • 20 Collegiate Church (Stiftskirche) (5:01 min) • 21 Granary (Fruchtkasten) (2:15 min) • 22 Schiller Square and Schiller Monument (5:50 min) • 23 Prince's Palace and Old Chancellory (Prinzenbau und Alte Kanzlei) (2:43 min) • 24 Old Palace (Altes Schloss) (7:05 min) • 25 Art Museum (Kunstmuseum) (3:37 min) • 26 Sculpture "Crinkly avec disque rouge" (2:05 min) • 27 Königsbau, Old Stock Exchange (Königsbau, Alte Börse) (4:04 min)
