Arolsen Castle

Arolsen Castle is a baroque style schloss in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. The fortress is now a museum, and it's far nonetheless inhabited by Witt type, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his circle of relatives. As a result, it continues to serve as a house of the previous ruling circle of relatives of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. It changed into the birthplace of Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who have become the Queen consort of the Netherlands at some stage in the past due 19th century. Built for the duration of the early 18th century, the fortress's essential constructing turned into finished in 1728.

The furnishings, equipment, fixtures, remained for numerous decades till the castle became finally handed over to its use. Built in 1840, the Furstlich Waldecksche Hofbibliothek Princely Waldeck Court Library nowadays contains absolutely all literature of the 18th century in applicable fields of know how. The collection focuses on the Universal geography, records, literature and militaria. In 1992, Jeff Koons created a 13-metre tall topiary sculpture called the Puppy to be displayed on the castle's park.