GOVERNOR'S PALACE
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This palace is symbolically erected on the site of the old French citadel of 1552
The history of the Governor's Palace begins in the year 1890 with the creation of the 16th Army Corps. Wilhelm II offered the commander-general of the 16th Corps an extravagant palace as his official residence. Of course, the emperor also saw this as a good way to have a luxurious pied-à-terre in Mosel! Initially designed in Berlin, the building was then entrusted to two architects from the Messina garrison, between 1902 and 1904. It was symbolically erected on the site of the old French citadel of 1552. In the same spirit, but in order to Germanize the city, it adopts the Flemish neo-Renaissance style. Built of Jaumont stone, two turrets topped with a slate bulb surround the main body of the building. Note the double neo-Renaissance influence, both French (gables, volutes) and Italian (columns). This stone palace is also home to numerous faces (mascarons, grotesques), allowing the magic of the picturesque to operate. Originally, this vast residence of more than 100 rooms included apartments reserved for the emperor on the second floor. Today, 31 rooms are still occupied by the commander of the northeast military region. In the park, one can discover the remains of the Roman rampart and the immense underground rooms of the Tower of Hell, which formed a corner of the medieval rampart. Since 1975, the site is protected under the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments. Book a visit during the heritage days!
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