Imperial Castle in Poznań

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The Imperial Castle in Poznań is a monumental early 20th-century neo-Romanesque palace built for the German emperor, now serving as a major cultural and historical center in the city.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
cultural centre
historic building
palace
architect Franz Schwechten NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Historicism
Neo-Romanesque
commissionedBy German Emperor Wilhelm II
completionDate 1910
constructionStartDate 1905
country Poland
floorCount several storeys
hasPart castle tower
chapel
courtyard
gardens
representative halls
throne room
hasUse administrative functions
cinema
concert venue
cultural centre
exhibition space
museum
office space
residence
theatre
heritageDesignation cultural property
monument of architecture
inception 1910
locatedIn Poznań NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Greater Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Poznań city centre
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Adam Mickiewicz Square in Poznań
Collegium Minus of Adam Mickiewicz University
Foch Street (Aleje Niepodległości vicinity)
locatedOnStreet Święty Marcin Street
namedAfter German Emperor
notableFor being one of the youngest castles in Europe
monumental early 20th-century neo-Romanesque architecture
opened 1910
operator Zamek Culture Centre in Poznań
ownedBy City of Poznań
partOf Imperial District of Poznań
significantEvent World War II adaptation for Nazi authorities
post-1945 adaptation for Polish state institutions
transformation into Zamek Culture Centre after 1990
touristAttraction yes

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Poznań
hasLandmark

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