Stuttgart - Schlossplatz

The spacious Schlossplatz is surrounded by buildings dating from the time when Stuttgart was a ducal and royal capital. In the center of the gardens stands the Jubilee Column, erected in 1841 to commemorate King William I's 25 years of rule. Here too are a cast-iron bandstand (1871) and a number of pieces of modern sculpture (Calder, Hrdlicka, Hajek). On the northwest side of the square is the Königsbau (1856-60; restored 1957-59), with a colonnade and a shopping arcade, and to the southwest, on higher ground, the Kleiner Schlossplatz (1968), with shops and restaurants.