Gottesaue Palace - Great Attractions (Karlsruhe, Germany)

Take a tour of Gottesaue Palace in Karlsruhe, Germany – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. Few buildings have a more trouble-ridden history than the Gottesaue Palace in Karlsruhe, Germany The earliest history of the palace is a Benedictine Abbey that was built here in 1094 and destroyed in 1525. The forerunner of today's palace was built in the 16th century, but was destroyed in 1689. It was restored, but then was damaged in a fire less than fifty years later and had to be restored again. Finally, the Gottesaue Palace was leveled during World War Two and was not restored until 1978. Now, once more at peace, the palace enjoys a serene existence as a German music academy.