En un regard
Le château en bref
The Erbprinzenpalais, or Hereditary Prince's Palace, stands on Wilhelmstraße in Wiesbaden. Designed by Christian Zais and completed in 1820, it was meant as a residence for Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg, who in the end never lived there. This neoclassical building became a cultural centre of the city: the ducal library moved in in 1821, and the museum opened on 1 April 1825 after the purchase, backed by Goethe, of Johann Isaak von Gerning's art collection. Natural history collections arrived in 1829. Until 1915 the collections housed here made it the centre of art, culture and history in Wiesbaden. In 1968 the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) bought the palace, restored it and made it its headquarters.