Schloss Molsdorf is a Baroque palace in , now part of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, Germany. The palace, around 12 kilometers south of the city, is regarded as one of the most Baroque palaces of the state. It belongs to the . History
In 1733, bought a Renaissance palace on the site.Michael Köhler: Thüringer Burgen und befestigte vor- und frühgeschichtliche Wohnplätze. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2001, , S. 184. He had it transformed into a Baroque palace by from 1734 to 1740. The interior design was made by painters Jan Kupecký and Antoine Pesne as well as the stucco master . At the same time, a French garden was built, with several contemporary sculptures.
From 1748, Heinrich Reinhard Freiherr Röder von Schwende, a minister in Württemberg, owned the palace. He sold it to Duke Frederick III.Johann Georg August Galletti: Geschichte und Beschreibung des Herzogthums Gotha. Band 3. Ettinger, Gotha 1780, S. 324–325. From 1939, the palace belonged to Prussia, and after World War II the city of Erfurt. It was restored from the late 1950s.
Further reading Sabine Schürholz, Günther Thimm: Schloss Molsdorf mit Park. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München / Berlin 1998, . Helmut-Eberhard Paulus: Schloss und Garten Molsdorf. Graf Gotters Residenz der Aufklärung. (= Große Kunstführer der Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten, vol. 4.) Schnell und Steiner, Regensburg 2012, . Schlossmuseum Molsdorf. In: Schatzkammer Thüringen. Faltblatt, 12-seitig. Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten und Schlossmuseum Molsdorf. 2008
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Schloss Molsdorf, Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Schloss Molsdorf Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten Schloss Molsdorf Molsdorf Schloss Molsdorf Erfurt