Albrechtsberg Castle

The Albrechtsberg Castle ( German: Schloss Albrechtsberg ) is one of the three Elbe castles on the right bank of the Elbe near Dresden .

Built in the style of Prussian classicism in 1850-1854 Schinkel's disciple by architect Adolf Lohse for Prussian Prince Albrecht , the younger brother of the Prussian kings Friedrich Wilhelm IV and Wilhelm I. Prince Albrecht acquired a plot of land here when he retired from Berlin to Saxony, despite the opposition of the Prussian court combined with a morganatic marriage with Rosalia von Rauch , the court lady of his first wife, Marianna Oranskoy-Nassau .

After the death of their parents, their sons lived in the castle of Albrechtsberg, first Friedrich , then Wilhelm von Gaugenau . After the death of the younger of Frederick’s brothers in 1914, Wilhelm, plunged in card debts, was forced to sell the castle to the city in 1925. Since 1937, the castle buildings were used under the barracks and stables of the SA cavalry company. Since 1943, the cellars of the castle served as a shelter during the bombing of pupils of children's homes in Dresden. After the war in Albrechtsberg, as in other Elbe castles, units of the Red Army were stationed. In 1948, the Intourist Hotel was opened in the castle, bought from the city by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR . In 1951, the first pioneer palace in the GDR, according to the Soviet model, opened in the palace .

Broken at the castle park is in public access since 1930. Currently, the castle building is used for various cultural events and is rented for wedding ceremonies.