A Walk through Strasbourg

A Walk through Strasbourg
Palais du Rhin
The Palais du Rhin, former imperial palace, was built between 1884 and 1889, one of the most striking buildings of the city, as well as a testimony to German monumental architecture in the late 19th century.

The palace was built for the Emperor of the German Empire and as a testimony to the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. Due to the enormous costs "3 million Goldmark" and the pompous neo-renaissance style which is based on the Palazzo Pitti, the building has come under heavy criticism.
During the First World War, the building was used as a military hospital. In 1920 it became the headquarters of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine, in 1940 it became the headquarters of the National Socialist local government, and in November 1944 it became the headquarters of the French Major General Jacques-Philippe Leclerc . During the bombardments of the city by the Royal and US Air Force in 1944, the palace was severely damaged.
Today, the building, which has been extensively restored both externally and internally, is home to the Alsatian Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs.
In 2008, the palace served as the backdrop for the film La Résistans