Schloss Bellevue (Kassel)

The Bellevueschloss or Schloss Bellevue was a palace complex in Kassel, Germany, which served as a residence of the Electors of Hesse-Kassel.

The Bellevueschloss palace complex was located between the Schöne Aussicht, the Frankfurter Strasse, and the Fünffensterstraße.

Electress Augusta (1780–1841), who was estranged from William II, used the palace as her town house and summer residence.

[2] From 1933 until the Second World War it was the residence of Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896–1980), during his tenure as President of the province of Hesse-Nassau.

The princely collections moved to Schloss Fasanerie near Fulda, where they were exhibited in a similar way to the Bellevueschloss, and still can be admired.

The princely family sold the grounds and the remaining ‘Bellevue Palace’ building to the city of Kassel in 1956.

The Bellevueschloss from the air in the 1930s
The Bellevueschloss in the 18th century, with the ‘Bellevue Palace’ building on the left
A map of Kassel in 1860: Number 1 represents the Residenzpalais, number 5 is the Chattenburg, and number 6 is Schloss Bellevue
A plan of the Bellevueschloss showing its different components
The facade towards the Schoene Aussicht
A plan of the main floor of the Bellevueschloss
The facade of the palaces of landgraves Friedrich and Georg
"Hunting in the Karlsaue" by Johann Heinrich Tischbein with Schloss Bellevue palace
A painting of the Bellevueschloss by Louis Kollitz
The ‘ Bellevue Palace ’ is the remaining part of the Bellevueschloss palace