Attractions and Places To See around Seybothenreuth - Top 20

Bayreuth's most magnificent fountain is undoubtedly the Margrave Fountain in front of the New Palace, featuring the equestrian statue of Margrave Christian Ernst. It was created between 1699 and 1705 by Bayreuth's court sculptor Elias Räntz. The Margrave, who had clearly stipulated that "nothing at all should be undertaken without the prior knowledge of the Prince," provided the materials and tools to ensure that this masterpiece, made of fine-grained sculptural sandstone (from Hartmannsreuth and Lessau), would become a success to his credit. The fountain was inaugurated on July 27, 1700—on the occasion of His Most Serene Highness's 56th birthday—and initially stood in the inner courtyard of the Old Residence. It was completed (according to the chronogram in the inscription on the base) in 1705.

There was certainly a beautiful fountain in front of the castle, but it was enclosed over the winter so that it could not be seen. This applies to almost all statues and fountains in Bayreuth.

An impressive building. Napoleon is said to have cursed it. He apparently saw a ghost in the night.

The **State Garden Show Grounds** in Bayreuth is a beautiful place that provides relaxation and nature experiences. Here is some interesting information about the site: ### General Information - **Address**: 95448 Bayreuth - **Access**: The **Wilhelminenaue** has been open to citizens again since **April 2017** and offers a variety of recreational opportunities. ### Special Features - **Wilhelminenaue Generations Park**: This park offers numerous play, sports and relaxation opportunities for young and old. It is an ideal place for families and nature lovers. - **Lake Stage**: The lake stage on the site is a popular venue that regularly hosts concerts and festivals. In **August 2024** over **10,000 music fans** experienced a great festival with performances by artists such as **Culcha Candela** and the **Spider Murphy Gang**. ### Events - The site was also the venue for the **State Garden Show 2016**, which attracted many visitors and showcased the beauty of the region.

A very nice bike path

"Ce maudit château!" - "This cursed castle!" is what Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have said in horror after he spent the night of May 15-16, 1812 in the New Palace. The ghost of the "White Lady of Himmelkron" had appeared to him there. It is also possible that the castellan had played a joke on the Emperor of the French. Relevant items such as chains, rattles and a white robe were later found in his estate.

The “Italian Building” was built after 1759 for the Margrave's second wife, Sophie Caroline Marie of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, as a stand-alone building south of the castle and only later structurally connected to the New Palace through a connecting wing. The architect was Rudolf Heinrich Richter, who, unlike Saint-Pierre, allowed the formal splendor of the interior decoration created by Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi to spill over onto the outer walls. The young Carl von Gontard succeeded in uniting the two fundamentally different buildings using a discreetly projecting connecting link with a round balcony.[1] At the beginning of the 1990s, the facades of the Italian building were renovated and its courtyard area was redesigned To the north of the main building, across Glasenappweg, is the former kitchen building, a single, two-story house with a hipped roof. From 1867 to 1908 the secondary school for girls was housed there,[4] later the municipal auxiliary school. When it was founded on October 1, 1920, the municipal commercial school moved into the building that the Bavarian Crown Estate Administration had given it. Although the location was only approved as a temporary arrangement, the business school remained until 1938.[5] Today a shopping arcade leads through the building to Richard-Wagner-Straße. Source: Wikipedia

The new castle with the court garden is one of the castles from the Margrave era in Bayreuth. It is located right in the city center and can be visited.