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Le château en bref
The Bassenheimer Hof is a Baroque town palace on the north-west side of Schillerplatz in Mainz, right next to the Osteiner Hof. It was built around 1750 to plans by the Electorate's chief architect Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn (Grünstein), commissioned by the Prince-Elector for his widowed sister. Marked by his studies in Paris, the architect gave the symmetrical façade and balanced volumes a French-inspired elegance. In 1835 the palace was sold to the military authorities of the Federal Fortress of Mainz and served as a barracks until 1889. Several civilian owners followed, and a Viennese café was even installed. Today it houses the Ministry of the Interior and Sport of Rhineland-Palatinate.