EuropeEvent
Construction of the Ducal Palace of Celle
- When
- 1530
- Where
- Celle Castle
- Episodes
- 1
In 1530, Ernest I the Confessor commissioned the Renaissance-style decoration of Celle Castle, a fortified residence of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Lower Saxony.
Episodes
Background and detail
Renaissance Transformation. Beginning in 1530, Ernest I the Confessor had the castle decorated in the Renaissance style. This project introduced Renaissance elements to the previously fortified structure, which was based on a wall tower and water castle.
People involved
- Ernest I the Confessor · Commissioner of the castle decoration
Sources
- Celle Castle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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