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The Governor's Palace, formerly known as the General-Kommando, stands on the Square Giraud in Metz. It was built from 1902 to 1905, during the German annexation, on the site of the former French citadel of 1552, for the general commanding the XVI Army Corps and as a prestigious residence capable of hosting Emperor Wilhelm II. Designed by Ferdinand Schönhals, with works supervised by Max Stolterforth and Borowski, the Neo-Rhenish Renaissance building, constructed in Jaumont stone, adopts a V-shaped plan and is distinguished by its five stepped gables; it has 31 residential rooms and 70 outbuildings. General de Maud'huy moved in in 1919, and the building took the name Governor's Palace in 1922. Its façades and roofs have been listed as monuments historiques since 1975. Restored in 1994–1995, it belongs to the State and houses the military command; it is open to visitors during the Journées européennes du patrimoine.