Palais du Rhin

Palais du Rhin. Built as the Kaiser-Palast during the German occupation of Strasbourg. It houses the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles of Grand Est. 2 Place de la République. "In the Kaiser-Platz, adjoining the river, stands the Imperial Palace (Kaiser-Palast), built in 1883-89 in the Florentine Renaissance style from Eggert's designs".--Baedeker 1911 IMG_1097

Strasbourg

October 4th 2019
The next morning Viking Sigrun docked in Kehl, Germany, directly across the Rhine from Strasbourg, France. The morning shore excursion was to Strasbourg. Again this was an amazing sight. Strasbourg had been fought over by France and Germany for centuries up to World War II. Now all was peaceful The regional tram system seamlessly connects Strasbourg and Kehl and there has been discussion of consol ... read more

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