Baden-Württemberg's Coat of Arms

Das Neues Schloss (English: New Castle), one of the last large city palaces to be built in Southern Germany, is the magnificent 17th Century Baroque residence of the Kings of Württemberg from 1746 to 1797 and from 1805 to 1807 (often exchanging this honor with the nearby Ludwigsburg Palace). It was commissioned by the young Duke Carl Eugen, was built and modified by Nikolaus Friedrich Thouret, Leopold Retti, Philippe da la Guepière, Reinhard Heinrich Ferdinand Fischer. New Palace stands on the south edge of the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart. In front of the New Palace stands the colossal Jubiläumssäule. Adjacent to the palace stands the Old Castle. Public tours of the building are only permitted by special arrangement. The Schlossplatz is adjacent to two other popular squares in Stuttgart: Karlsplatz to the south and Schillerplatz to the south west.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New Palace (Stuttgart)