Rosenstein Palace

Rosenstein Castle
Schloss Rosenstein
View at Night
General information
Status	Restored
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Classical
Location	Rosenstein Park
Town or city	Bad Cannstatt
Country	Germany
Coordinates	48°48′3.6″N 9°12′21.6″E
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Groundbreaking	1824
Construction started	1824
Completed	1829
Renovated	1950-1960 1990-1992
Demolished	1944
Client	State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
Owner	State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
Dimensions
Diameter	75 m × 47 m (246 ft × 154 ft)
Technical details
Floor area	3,235 m2 (34,820 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Giovanni Salucci
Main contractor	King Wilhelm I

Rosenstein Castle, in Bad Cannstatt's Rosenstein Park in Stuttgart, Germany, was the summer palace designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) between 1822 and 1830 for King Wilhelm I. of Württemberg.

The palace stands on a height overlooking the Neckar river valley. Formerly called the Kahlenstein (literally 'bald rock', because it was bare of trees), the hill was renamed Rosenstein ('rose rock'), and a rose garden was planted to the south-east of the palace.

Today, Schloss Rosenstein houses that part of State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS) dealing with extant lifeforms.