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Muskau Castle

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muskau castle

Attribution: By X-Weinzar - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10664528

Location
Bad Muskau, Gorlitz, Germany
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Built
19th century

Schloss Muskau is known for its extended park, the Muskau Park, a World Heritage Site from 2 July 2004. The building complex was developed over a long period. The present main building, called New Palace, was built in the 19th century in Neo-Renaissance style.
Muskau Park is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both sides of the German-Polish border on the Lusatian Neisse.

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