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Schlosshotel Kronberg

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Schlosshotel Kronberg (Castle Hotel Kronberg) in Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, near Frankfurt am Main, was built between 1889 and 1893 for the dowager German Empress Victoria and originally named Schloss Friedrichshof (Friedrichshof Castle) in honour of her late husband, Emperor Frederick III (Friedrich III). The principal architect was Ernst von Ihne, who was also the royal architect to Frederick III and Kaiser Wilhelm II; von Ihne designed many royal residences for nobility in and around Germany and Austria.

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Schloss Kronberg
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Plaque on the facade of Schloss Hotel Kronberg
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Main hallway of Schloss Hotel Kronberg
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Rear view of Schloss Hotel Kronberg
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Landgrave Moritz in front of the hotel after meeting with visitors from Sweden in 2010

Today the castle is a five-star hotel[1] which belongs, together with the accompanying park, to the House of Hesse. Parts of the original furnishings as well as pieces of art from the collection of the empress are still present in the hotel, along with her extensive library. The grounds contain an 18-hole golf course, designed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and a public town park.

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