castles of augustusburg and falkenlust
states: [germany]
category: cultural
year: 1984
location: State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 50.8250277800, 6.9097777780
visited: 2019
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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