Palast der Republik

Stuttgart


Once a public toilet, this not-so-very-palatial kiosk-bar now offers a very different kind of piss-up. Everyone from students to bankers has a soft spot for the local hot spot for chilling under the trees and meeting friends, cold beer in hand.


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1. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

0.16 MILES

Occupying a shimmering glass cube, this gallery presents high-calibre special exhibits alongside a permanent gallery filled with a prized collection of…

2. Württembergischer Kunstverein

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3. Schlossplatz

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Stuttgart's pride and joy is this central square, dominated by the exuberant three-winged Neues Schloss, an impressive, Versailles-inspired baroque palace…

5. Schillerplatz

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Cobbled Schillerplatz is where the poet-dramatist Friedrich Schiller is immortalised in bronze.

6. Landesmuseum Württemberg

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An archway leads to the turreted 10th-century Altes Schloss, where this museum features regional archaeology and architecture. The historic booty includes…

7. Stiftskirche

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Topped by two mismatched towers, this largely 15th-century church has Romanesque origins.

8. Neues Schloss

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Standing proud on stately Schlossplatz, the three-winged Neues Schloss is Duke Karl Eugen von Württemberg’s answer to Versailles. The baroque-neoclassical…