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Being an important work of Renaissance architecture, Schloss Glücksburg, which is located south of the Flensburg Fjord, is one of the major cultural attractions in Schleswig-Holstein, and it is considered the cradle of European royal houses.
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Glücksburg is renowned for this horseshoe-shaped, blindingly white Renaissance palace, which appears to float in the middle of a large lake. Brooding when overcast, dazzling in the northern sunshine, it's a pretty place with a pleasing warren of period rooms to explore.
The castle was the headquarters of the ducal lines of the house of Glücksburg and temporarily served as the primary residence of the Danish monarch. The building is in the town of Glücksburg, located in Northern Germany on the Flensburg Firth. The structure is a water castle.
As an important part of the cultural heritage of the area, Schloss Glücksburg was transformed into a foundation in 1922 and opened to the public as a museum. However, it has always been important to the family that the personal touch of the rooms and the furnishing can still be experienced.
Schloss Glücksburg was built between 1583 and 1587 by Johann the Younger, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. It is one of the most significant family seats in Northern Europe. Today it is owned by the Schloss Glücksburg Foundation, a family-owned foundation whose aim it is to preserve this unique cultural heritage and to present it to the public.
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