Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
World Heritage Site
- Official name
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Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl |
UNESCO
- Country
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Germany |
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- Continent
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Europe
- Location
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State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
50.8250° Lat, 6.9097° Lon |
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- Code
- 288
- Time Zone
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Europe/Berlin (CET, +0100)
- Current Time
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- Category
- Cultural
- Description
- Inscribed 1984. Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge (a small rural folly) are among the earliest examples of Rococo architecture in 18th-century Germany.
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